Cork gardaí make 'significant progress' in Mikolaj Wilk murder case

Mr Wilk, 35, was fatally injured when he was attacked by a gang of men who broke into his home at Maglin, near Ballincollig

Mikolaj Wilk had been working as a gardener and handyman before his violent death.

"Significant progress" has been made in the case of a man who was fatally attacked and hacked with a machete in front of his wife by a masked gang in Co. Cork.

Mikolaj Wilk, 35, was fatally injured in front of his wife while his two young children were also in their home outside Ballincollig on June 10, 2018.

Sgt Fergus Twomey told Cork Coroner’s Court that "significant progress" has been made and he anticipates that a file on the case will be submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions “shortly”.

Coroner Philip Comyn adjourned the inquest into Mr Wilk’s death until April 25, 2024, in Cork Coroner’s Court.

Mr Wilk, 35, a Polish national, had been working as a gardener and handyman before his violent death. He had been living in Ireland for over ten years.

He was fatally injured when he was attacked by a gang of men who broke into his home at Maglin, near Ballincollig. An autopsy conducted by Assistant State Pathologist Dr Margot Bolster found that he died of multiple injuries, which gardaí said included stab wounds.

His wife, Elzbieta, was also injured in the attack. Their two young children were in the house at the time but were not injured.

Europol, Interpol and Eastern European police have aided gardaí with the investigation. Some six people, both Eastern European and Irish, were arrested following the attack but were released without charge.

Gardaí previously said that they have found no evidence that Mr Wilk was involved in any criminal activity.