06.12.2025 00:40
In the Erzin district of Hatay, a 77-year-old man killed his 61-year-old wife with an axe and buried her in a pit he dug in the bathroom. The man was taken into custody by gendarmerie teams.
A 77-year-old man who buried his 61-year-old wife, whom he killed with an axe, in a pit he dug in the bathroom of their home, confessed to his crime and was taken into custody.
A chilling murder was committed in Hatay. The incident occurred in the Gökdere neighborhood of the Erzin district in the evening hours.
KILLED HIS 61-YEAR-OLD WIFE WITH AN AXE
Bekir S., a 77-year-old man living in a two-story detached house in the neighborhood, killed his 61-year-old wife, Meliha S., by striking her on the head with an axe. Concerned relatives, who had not heard from the woman, reported the situation to the gendarmerie.
BURIED HER IN A PIT IN THE BATHROOM
After the gendarmerie teams arrived at the house and questioned the man about his wife, the elderly man confessed that he had killed his wife and buried her in a pit he had dug in the bathroom. Bekir S., who killed his wife, was taken into custody, while the woman's lifeless body was taken to the morgue after the crime scene investigation team's work.
Additionally, it was learned that the man had married Meliha S. in his second marriage. The gendarmerie teams have launched an investigation into the incident.