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Trial Begins: Woman Accused of Dismembering Missing Friend

1/23/2026

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Anna Podedworna, age 40, is on trial at Derby Crown Court for murdering Izabela Zablocka, who went missing in 2010.
Prosecutor Gordon Aspden described the murder as premeditated and said Podedworna dismembered Zablocka's body and hid it in bin bags in their garden.
The court heard that Podedworna lied about Zablocka's whereabouts and later claimed self-defense, alleging an accidental death during a violent confrontation; prosecutors call it fabrication.

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Anna Podedworna, age 40, is on trial at Derby Crown Court for murdering Izabela Zablocka, who went missing in 2010.
Prosecutor Gordon Aspden described the murder as premeditated and said Podedworna dismembered Zablocka's body and hid it in bin bags in their garden.
The court heard that Podedworna lied about Zablocka's whereabouts and later claimed self-defense, alleging an accidental death during a violent confrontation; prosecutors call it fabrication.