Slapping is admitted in West Bromwich killing trial
A man accused of unlawfully killing his sister-in-law has admitting slapping her at his Black Country home before her death.
Piotr Naja confessed while giving evidence to Wolverhampton Crown Court yesterday: "I may have slapped her more than once but I did not kick her. I only pushed her with my foot ."
The 33-year-old from Poland who was living in the Black Country at the time is alleged to have punched or kicked his wife's twin sister Beata Hauser so hard that her right eye socket was fractured and caused severe injuries to her head and brain.
Naja from High Street, West Bromwich, told the jury: "I never did that." He said she had fallen down on three separate occasions after returning drunk to the flat he shared with his wife Ewa and their five-year-old son.
He also denied being a violent husband despite his wife having earlier told the jury he treated her "worse than a dog".
Naja insisted: "There were some arguments that got out of hand and maybe there was some pushing and shoving but nothing worse. There may have been some injuries in the past but I do not remember."
He denies the manslaughter of Beata and denies causing her grievous bodily harm and assaulting his wife.
The trial continues.
