Daughter 'escapes' from 'incestuous' dad in Polish House of Horrors

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Corpses of newborns found in the basement of a house in Czerniki, Poland (Image: Adam Warzawa/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
Corpses of newborns found in the basement of a house in Czerniki, Poland (Image: Adam Warzawa/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

The daughter of a baby killer escaped from her incestuous murderer dad after she was "fed up with being raped" before he then started sleeping with her younger sister.

The grim revelation came just days after the dad in question, Piotr Gierasik, 54, and his daughter Paulina Gierasik, 20, were arrested after three deceased newborns were discovered in shallow graves. The corpses were found wrapped in plastic bags at the property in the village of Czerniki, in northern Poland after social workers were tipped off by locals who had become increasingly concerned about the pair. Mr Gierasik was widowed over 15 years ago and around five years later the police were told he was sleeping with one of his daughters, but the case was reportedly discarded.

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A neighbour in the village told the Polish Newspaper Super Express that many people recalled Paulina's older sister running away from their incestuous father. It reports: "When his older daughter ran away from home because she was fed up with being raped, he started sleeping with her younger sister, Paulina."

Daughter 'escapes' from 'incestuous' dad in Polish House of HorrorsThe house where the alleged crime took place in Czerniki, Poland (Newsflash)

Another local said: "The father was left alone with the children. There are a lot of them, 10 or 12; the oldest ones have already left. Piotr made a good impression. The yard is neglected, but he installed new windows in the house. There was no sign of him drinking. He took the kids for walks or to the forest to pick mushrooms. Just ordinary people. Who would have thought that such abominations existed in their home."

Daughter 'escapes' from 'incestuous' dad in Polish House of HorrorsThe house where the shocking discovery was made (Adam Warzawa/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

Two of the murdered babies came from Mr Gierasik's incestuous relationship with his 20-year-old daughter, which was allegedly consensual. The third baby was from a relationship he had with another daughter after forcing her into sex. It is not known if it is the same daughter the neighbour said ran away. The prosecutors added that they suspected him of killing the third baby.

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One of Paulina's colleagues became suspicious that she was pregnant after she started to wear large, loose-fitting clothes, and she also took three weeks off work. One fellow shop worker said: "We all guessed she was pregnant, I think she had tied belts around herself like a sort of corset. When she returned early from her holiday the change was visible. She was much thinner, weaker, and constantly tired. When we asked about the child, she feigned surprise and denied it."

Daughter 'escapes' from 'incestuous' dad in Polish House of HorrorsPaulina Gierasik, 20, pictured, was arrested after the babies' remains were discovered (Supplied)

Mariusz Duszyński from the District Prosecutor's Office in Gdańsk said: "The woman has been charged with two counts of murder and a charge of having an incestuous relationship with her father. The man was charged with three counts of murder, a charge of incest with his 20-year-old daughter, and a charge of having incestuous relations with another daughter."

Another local told Fakt newspaper: "They lived like a couple. She called him Piotr, by his first name. They walked around hand in hand. A few months ago, he shaved her head so that other boys wouldn't look at her. She looked up to him as if he were God."

Prosecutors are now waiting for an autopsy to determine how the babies died and police are searching the house for further bodies.

Rachel Hagan

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