Artur Morański, one of two police officers seriously wounded during the arrest of the perpetrator of an attack in Kraków, has regained consciousness. After waking up, he asked about his patrol partner.
Both officers conscious
Prosecutor Przemysław Nowak, spokesman for the National Prosecutor’s Office, said on Monday, November 9, that officers Jakub Kulik and Artur Morański had regained consciousness the day before. He added that two other victims had left the hospital, seven people were in a stable condition not threatening their lives, and the condition of the remaining people was still serious – including two people in critical condition.
According to reports, 27-year-old Morański was shot twice and underwent an operation lasting about 12 hours. He serves at the Police Station I in Kraków and comes from Powroźnik in the Muszyna commune.
“Is Kuba alive?”
Muszyna Mayor Jan Golba described the officer’s first words after waking up, which he learned from the officer’s family. According to this account, Morański asked: “Is Kuba alive?” He was referring to Jakub Kulik, the second officer. Golba announced that the officer would be honored for his courage.
The statement was quoted on X by Prime Minister Donald Tusk:
Kraków Mayor Łukasz Gibała said on Monday morning that Morański was under the care of doctors and his wife, and that “everything is going in the right direction.” Earlier, Gibała had applied for the title of honorary citizen of the city for both officers – we wrote about this in our article on the application for honorary citizenship of Kraków for the police officers. On Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz visited the wounded officer in the hospital.
Plans for returning to service
According to findings by Onet, Morański said he wants to return to work quickly and, if his health allows, he faces a further career in the police, in operational units. The police have not officially disclosed details of his treatment.
Context
The attack took place on Saturday. The perpetrator died at the hospital early on Monday morning, as confirmed by the Lesser Poland police. In his apartment in Ostrowiec, the bodies of his parents and sister were found – we wrote about the police findings in our article on the search of the apartment in Ostrowiec.
