Artur Waszkiewicz attacked Nazi prison camp survivor Zofija Kaczan from behind as she was walking to church – knocking her to the ground, snatching her handbag and leaving her bleeding in the road on May 28 last year.
Polish-born widow Ms Kaczan was originally sentenced to death on her birthday by the Nazis in her home country – but her life was instead ended by the drug addict who needed £20 to buy heroin.
Ms Kaczan suffered multiple injuries in the robbery, including a fractured neck and cheekbone.
She died from pneumonia in hospital on June 6 – a condition brought on by the injuries from the attack close to the junction of St Chads Road and Empress Road in Normanton, Derby.
Waszkiewicz, of Hilary Road in Shepherd’s Bush, west London, was unanimously convicted of manslaughter and robbery by a jury at Derby Crown Court on Wednesday.
As the 40-year-old was sentenced on Thursday, Waszkiewicz, who was also born in Poland, bowed his head throughout the sentencing hearing flanked by one dock officer.
The mugger’s latest convictions have been added to a series of other offences – including battery, shoplifting, creating fake identity documents and motoring offences.
After striking Ms Kaczan from behind, Waszkiewicz then snatched her green handbag with so much force that the handle was ripped off and the pensioner was left…
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