A mother’s scream echoed throughout the suburban Dublin, Ireland neighborhood as she returned home from work to find her husband and 5-year-old daughter dead inside their family’s Finglas house late last month.
On Sunday, September 28, neighbors called the police after hearing Aga Daczkowski’s terrifying cry. Soon after, they were telling authorities that there were no signs that Aga’s husband, Krzysztof Daczkowski, was suicidal, and that they would never suspect him of killing the couple’s little daughter Julia as well.
Instead, they painted an opposite picture for authorities, according to The Irish Examiner.
Krzysztof, 50, and Julia, 5, were frequently seen together in the area, whether playing at the park or walking down the street. According to the site, neighbors recently witnessed Krzysztof guiding his daughter’s bike as she learnt to ride without training wheels.
However, without reason, Dublin authorities believe the Polish bus driver snapped and allegedly suffocated his daughter before killing himself that day, according to the Irish Examiner, The Irish Independent, and The Dublin Gazette. According to media reports, local homicide authorities have yet to uncover a motive for the alleged murder-suicide, leaving Aga and her family startled and devastated.
“Julia’s sudden passing has left us heartbroken,” the family said in a GoFundMe page put up to assist Aga pay for her daughter’s burial expenses, according to the Irish Independent. “We are asking for your support for her beloved mother, who is now facing the unimaginable pain of losing her child.”
A Garda forensic officer is on the scene in the Heathfield estate in the Cappagh district of Finglas, after the bodies of a little girl and a man were discovered by Gardai in Dublin.
According to Dublin Live, Julia will be repatriated to Poland, where she and her parents originally came from. According to the site, Aga, Julia’s grandparents, and a big throng of family, friends, and mourning community members attended a funeral service in town last week before the young girl’s remains was sent to her native country.
“I know I’m a strong woman, and I’ll do it. I do it for Julia. “I’ll find another way,” Aga said during an emotional statement remembering her daughter, according to Dublin Live. “Thank you for everything, and I know Julia is watching over me from heaven, and I think she will protect me and guide me to a different light, a different life without her. She will provide me with support and the power she has already given me. I believe I can handle — even though I did not anticipate to be able to communicate with so many people. But, look, she’s giving me the authority.”
Local Finglas councillor Keith Connolly told The Dublin Gazette that the father and daughter’s deaths were “a dreadful tragedy” as the community continued to grieve days later.
“There is a great sense of shock about this awful tragedy in the community,” she remarked.
According to Dublin Live, Julia, who would have been six years old this week, was described in a local death notice as “a bright, happy little girl who filled every day with laughter, curiosity, and boundless energy.”
“Every day she greeted life with a smile and endless energy,” the notice stated, according to the Irish Independent. “Her sudden passing has left us heartbroken.”
