Overview
- Derby Crown Court sentenced Anna Podedworna, 40, after a jury convicted her of murder, preventing a lawful burial and perverting the course of justice.
- Mrs Justice Heather Williams KC imposed a life term with a minimum of 21 years, with some reports specifying 20 years and 116 days before parole eligibility.
- Jurors rejected Podedworna’s claim of self-defence, concluding she killed Izabela Zablocka in 2010 at their Princes Street home in Derby.
- Police found Zablocka’s remains under concrete in the back garden in June 2025, and forensic DNA testing confirmed her identity.
- Prosecutors said she cut the body in two, bound the remains with tape and buried them in bin bags, citing her turkey factory butchery skills, while the victim’s daughter described 15 years of agonising uncertainty.