20.02.2025 15:10
The defendant Atila Sarıhan, who killed his wife with 14 knife wounds in Eskişehir, said in court, "I loved her very much. If such a thing hadn't happened, I would have married her to stay with her for a lifetime. I divorced my first wife to be able to marry her because I loved her so much, and I regret it deeply."
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In the Uluönder neighborhood of the Tepebaşı district in Eskişehir, a dispute arose in March 2023 between Atila Sarıhan (51), who married two years ago, and Elena Samsanova (55), a Russian national. The argument quickly escalated into a fight, during which Sarıhan killed his wife with 14 knife wounds. Sarıhan, who was taken into custody, was arrested.
HEAVY LIFE IMPRISONMENT SOUGHT
Eskişehir Chief Public Prosecutor Ersin Tosun filed a lawsuit against the detained defendant Atila Sarıhan at the Eskişehir 1st High Criminal Court with the indictment he prepared. The indictment stated that Sarıhan stabbed his wife with 14 knife wounds, 8 of which were fatal, and requested aggravated life imprisonment for the crime of "deliberately killing his wife with monstrous feelings or by inflicting torture."
SAMSANOVA'S CELL PHONE COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED
In today's hearing at the Eskişehir 1st High Criminal Court, detained defendant Atila Sarıhan and the lawyers of the parties attended. It was stated in court that the password of the cell phone of the murdered Elena Samsanova, which was sent for examination to the forensic department, had not yet been determined and that the phone could not be unlocked. The court decided to ask whether the phone could be opened by sending it to the manufacturer. The court prosecutor also requested the conviction of detained defendant Atila Sarıhan for the crime of qualified intentional murder of his wife in his opinion.
"I LOVED HER VERY MUCH"
In his defense during the hearing, defendant Atila Sarıhan stated that he loved his wife, whom he killed, very much, saying, "I was married to my first wife for 25 years, I married my second wife when I was 50 years old. I loved her very much. It was something that happened under heavy provocation for a moment. If that hadn't happened, I would have married to be with my wife for a lifetime. I divorced my first wife to marry her; I loved her very much, and I am very regretful." The court panel decided to continue the detention of defendant Atila Sarıhan and postponed the hearing.
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