An international arrest warrant is outstanding for a Polish man released from custody after he was cleared of armed robbery.

Mariusz Wolkowicz is wanted in his home country for “a serious offence”, Bradford Crown Court was told yesterday.

Wheelchair-bound Wolkowicz, 38, of Thornbury Drive, Thornbury, Bradford, had been behind bars since his arrest last September on suspicion of the armed robbery of two Polish couriers.

On Wednesday, a jury cleared him of that charge but yesterday he was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment suspended for 12 months, with a resident requirement, after admitting an attempted house burglary.

The court heard Wolkowicz, who also uses the name Darius Delponte, was caught in the garden of a house in Upper Green, Bradford, on July 20 last year.

Prosecutor Caroline Wigin said he was attempting to force entry with a crowbar at night. He had a torch and gloves with him.

The police were called after neighbours heard banging noises.

Miss Wigin told Judge John Potter there was an outstanding international arrest warrant for Wolkowicz. He was wanted on suspicion of committing a serious offence in Poland.

Judge Potter told Wolkowicz: “You must allow the warrant to take its course.”

If it was executed, Wolkowicz could expect to be extradited to Poland. Judge Potter said it was not the fault of the Crown Prosecution Service that the warrant could not be executed yesterday and he had no power to do anything.

During the trial Wolkowicz had shown jurors his legs to convince them he was too disabled to have taken part in the robbery, which took place the day before the burglary attempt. He said he walked with crutches and calipers after he fractured his spine in a building accident in 2004.

Asked about the arrest warrant, Detective Inspector Mark Long, of Bradford South CID, told the Telegraph & Argus: “We have been in contact with Interpol and all inquiries have been undertaken with the Polish authorities.”