Man jailed for murdering friend

A MAN from Shepherd's Bush has been sentenced to life behind bars for the murder of 22-year-old Pawel Gabrowski.
Lucasz Staskel stabbed his friend more than 30 times after a drink and drug-fuelled squabble on December 21, 2006, at the Richmond Way Squat they shared.
The pair were both from Poland and had come to London independently to work in the building trade.
Both were drinking and smoking cannabis together in their room when a fight broke out between them.
After the violent frenzy, Staskel, 25, dragged Gabrowski downstairs before changing his clothes and leaving the house to spend the night with his friend Kamil Paluch.
He admitted to Paluch what had happened and the pair returned to the address the next day and realised that Pawel was dead.
Staskel then handed himself in at Hammersmith Police Station.
At Central Crown Court on Monday (Dec 15), Detective Chief Inspector Tariq Sarwar, said: "The attack left Mr Grabowski with in excess of 30 knife wounds in a sustained attack of extreme violence that is incomprehensible when considering the motive was a minor squabble."
Staskel must serve a minimum term of 11 years having previously pleaded guilty.
Paluch, 22, also of Richmond Way, was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for perverting the course of justice.
The judge ruled he assisted Staskel after the attack and misled police as to the events and circumstances.
DCI Sarwar, added: "ÔWhilst our thoughts are with the victim's family there can be no sentence to reflect their grief and life long anguish. It is hoped that the sentences handed down today are a stark warning to those who are prepared to pick up a knife. The consequences of the use of weapons will have a significant negative impact on your family and will not be tolerated by our communities."