Robbers followed man home from Notts town centre and attacked and killed him on his doorstep in Worksop

His head was banged against the door during the “frightening ordeal”

A man suffered a “frightening ordeal” after two street robbers followed him home and attacked him on his doorstep. Anna Mikolayczyic and Krzysztof Budzynski first targeted their victim in Worksop town centre and demanded cash from him.

When he refused, they trailed him to his home, where his head was banged against the door. One of the robbers went through the man’s pockets to take his wallet and mobile phone.

Mikolayczyic and Budzynski, both aged 41, then used a bank card from the wallet at two local stores in the early hours of August 24, 2024. Mikolayczyic, of HMP Foston Hall, and Budzynski, of HMP Nottingham, both denied robbery and fraud by false representation but were found guilty after a trial last week.

Mikolayczyic was jailed for a total of six-and-a-half years while Budzynski was locked up for four years and four months at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday (August 23). The pair also admitted burglary after breaking into a home in Cresswell Street, Worksop, on September 23, 2023 where they stole personal documents, a laptop computer, clothes and cash.

The victim came home to discover his front window was wide open and his home had been ransacked by intruders. In addition, Mikolayczyic was sentenced for another robbery at Ely Close, Worksop, when a man was dragged to the floor and had a mobile phone and bank cards taken from him.

Detective Constable Chloe Baugh, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Mikolayczyic and Budzynski first targeted the victim in Worksop town centre where they demanded cash. When he refused, it appears they followed him home and took the opportunity to attack him from behind and steal his belongings.

“The victim’s head was banged against the door and it must have been a frightening ordeal to go through on his own doorstep. The lingering emotional impact of being robbed in this way is something the force understands.

For this reason, when working on situations like this, we put in a lot of effort to identify the guilty parties and bring them to justice. These two also broke into a man’s house with the intention of stealing. Because of the effect it has on victims, burglary is another crime that we handle quite seriously.