He took his wife hostage with a knife on the street, and a citizen rescued her in one swift move.

He took his wife hostage with a knife on the street, and a citizen rescued her in one swift move.

11.06.2025 15:56

In Mersin, an individual took his wife hostage in the middle of the street by throwing her to the ground and brandishing a knife during their separation process. While the civil police quickly intervened and were in conversation with him, a citizen pushed the man with the knife from behind, causing him to fall to the ground. The moment the woman was rescued was captured second by second on a mobile phone camera.

In the Mediterranean District, a suspect named M.E. pulled a knife on his wife M.E., who is in the process of divorce, and threw her to the ground in the street. While the incident was reported to the police, local residents reacted to the situation and attempted to intervene. Civil police teams nearby quickly responded to the incident. While the police were talking to the knife-wielding husband, a citizen named Günay T. suddenly approached the man from behind, pushed him, and knocked him down. With the intervention of both the civil police and citizen Günay T., the woman was saved. Citizens reacted to M.E., who got up with a knife in hand and continued to wait. After a while, the suspect husband was detained by the police.

"THERE WAS BLOOD ON THE WOMAN, I COULDN'T STAND IT"

Günay T., who recounted the events to İHA Reporter, said, "I had taken my motorcycle to the service, and at that moment I heard shouting. I immediately went to where the sound was coming from. A person fired three shots into the air with a gun. The person with the knife was holding the woman down on the ground. There was blood on the woman, and I couldn't stand it, so I went around the man and pushed him from behind," he said.

He took his wife hostage with a knife in the street, a citizen saved her with a single move

THE INCIDENT CAPTURED ON CAMERA

The moment of the incident was captured second by second on a mobile phone camera. The footage included the moments when Günay T. pushed the man down, who was waiting with a knife in hand. In the continuation of the footage, Günay T.'s reaction to the man and the moments when the civil police talked to the knife-wielding man to neutralize him were reflected.

The investigation into the incident is ongoing.

He took his wife hostage with a knife in the street, a citizen saved her with a single move

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