07.06.2026 13:30
Halis Pekin, who killed his spouse of 1.5 years, Arzu Pekin, by hitting her on the head with a piece of wood during an argument in Torul district of Gümüşhane, was caught by gendarmerie while hiding in a warehouse and arrested.
Halis Pekin, who killed his wife Arzu Pekin by hitting her on the head with a piece of wood during an argument in the Torul district of Gümüşhane, was caught in a warehouse where he was hiding. The suspect was arrested by the court.
ARGUMENT ENDS IN MURDER
The incident occurred on June 2 in the Merkez neighborhood of Torul district. According to allegations, an argument broke out for an unknown reason between Halis Pekin, who was stacking wood, and his wife of 1.5 years, Arzu Pekin. As the argument escalated, Halis Pekin attacked his wife with the wood in his hand.
Upon notification, health and gendarmerie teams were dispatched to the scene. It was determined that Arzu Pekin, who was seriously injured in the head, had died during the check by health teams.
HIDDEN IN A WAREHOUSE
After the incident, efforts were initiated to capture Halis Pekin, who fled by getting into his pickup truck. Gendarmerie teams found the suspect's pickup truck abandoned on the Gümüşhane-Trabzon highway.
Deepening the investigation, teams apprehended the fugitive suspect yesterday morning in a warehouse in Torul district where he was hiding.
ARRESTED AND SENT TO PRISON
After his procedures at the gendarmerie, Halis Pekin was referred to the courthouse and was arrested by the duty judge on charges of "intentional killing of a spouse." The suspect was sent to Gümüşhane E-Type Closed and Open Penal Execution Institution.