An 80-year-old suspect who stabbed his 72-year-old wife to death in Manisa has been arrested.

An 80-year-old suspect who stabbed his 72-year-old wife to death in Manisa has been arrested.

15.02.2026 16:03

Ercan Ö, an 80-year-old man who stabbed his 72-year-old wife to death in the Yunusemre district of Manisa, was sent to court and arrested. It was learned that the suspect killed his wife while she was sleeping and called his granddaughter saying, "I killed your grandmother, come and take her."

An 80-year-old suspect was arrested yesterday in the Yunusemre district of Manisa for allegedly stabbing his 72-year-old wife to death.

ARRESTED

The husband, Ercan Ö, who was taken into custody in connection with the murder of Emine Ö in the Topçuasım neighborhood, has completed his procedures at the police station. The suspect, who was referred to the courthouse, was arrested by the judge.

KILLED HER WITH A KNIFE WHILE SHE WAS SLEEPING

It was learned that Ercan Ö stabbed his wife while she was sleeping and called his granddaughter saying, "I killed your grandmother, come and take her." Ercan Ö, who lives in an apartment in the Topçuasım neighborhood, had stabbed his wife Emine Ö to death yesterday.

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