Overview

• Karolina Zurawska, 42, killed her son Alexander at their Swansea home on August 29, 2024, using a handsaw, while in the grip of a psychotic episode.
• Three psychiatric experts confirmed she was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, hearing 'demonic voices' that influenced her actions.
• Zurawska also made three separate attempts to stab her father, Krzysztof Siwi, on the same day, but he managed to defend himself and escape.
• Swansea Crown Court sentenced Zurawska to an indefinite hospital order under the Mental Health Act, prioritizing treatment and public safety over incarceration.
• Alexander, described as a kind and resilient child, had been recovering from a brain tumour that left him partially sighted and reliant on a cane.