Man Murdered Woman, 85, In Scissor Attack

By James Matthews, Scotland Correspondent

A man has been found guilty of murdering an 85-year-old woman by stabbing her seven times with a pair of scissors.

Robert Buczek, 24, killed Eleanor Whitelaw in her home at Morningside, Edinburgh.

During the assault, he dragged her through the house and dumped her in a room while he stole stamps, cameras and jewellery from the property.

After his conviction, the High Court in Glasgow heard that the Polish national had a previous conviction for the assault and robbery of a pensioner when he was 14.

In 2005, in his native Poland, he knocked over an 82-year-old woman and stole her handbag.

His trial for the murder of the Edinburgh pensioner was told how she was found lying covered in blood by her husband, 88-year-old Robert Whitelaw.

She had suffered a fractured skull during the attack and had been struck with the scissors on the neck and body.

Mrs Whitelaw was taken to Edinburgh's Royal Infirmary but died 17 days later.

Buczek denied the crime but was convicted unanimously by the jury.

The killer had left his DNA at the house and had also been spotted running in the street by a neighbour.

He will be sentenced on 17 March. 

Detective Chief Inspector Keith Hardie, of Police Scotland, said: "This was a brutal and sustained attack on an elderly lady in her own home and our dedicated enquiry team worked tirelessly to trace the perpetrator.

"Now that Robert Buczek has been convicted, I hope the family of Eleanor Whitelaw will be left with some closure."

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