The defendant who strangled his wife said, "I regret it," but could not escape punishment.

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A decision was announced regarding Sebahattin Can, who strangled his wife Melike Can during an argument in Esenyurt in 2021. The court decided to sentence Sebahattin Can to aggravated life imprisonment for the crime of 'intentional murder of his wife'. The court, which applied a good behavior discount in the sentence, ruled that the defendant Can would serve life imprisonment.

IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE HAD FULL CRIMINAL CAPACITY

On September 27, 2021, in Esenyurt, Sebahattin Can strangled his wife Melike Can in front of their child. Sebahattin Can then shouted from the window of his apartment, "I killed my wife, call the police." In the indictment prepared regarding the incident, it was requested that Sebahattin Can be sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment. In the hearing held at the Bakırköy 4th High Criminal Court regarding the incident, the detained defendant Sebahattin Can and the lawyers of the parties were present. During the hearing, a report from the Forensic Medicine Institution regarding the defendant was read. The report stated that the defendant Can had full criminal capacity. The public prosecutor, who presented his opinion, stated that the defendant Sebahattin Can had been experiencing disagreements and arguments with the victim Melike Can, who was his legally married wife, for some time, and that on the day of the incident, as a result of the argument, the defendant strangled the victim by squeezing her throat with his hands. In the opinion, it was requested that the defendant Sebahattin Can be sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment for the crime of 'intentional murder of his wife'.

"THIS MAN WILL KILL ME"

The court, which announced its decision, ruled that the defendant Sebahattin Can would be sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment for the crime of 'intentional murder of his wife'. The defendant's attitude and behavior during the hearings, the effects of the sentence on the future of the defendant, his past, and social relationships were accepted as reasons for a reduction, and the sentence was converted to life imprisonment.

In the indictment prepared by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was stated that the victim Melike Can and the defendant Sebahattin Can were legally married and had been experiencing disagreements and arguments for some time. The indictment stated that the defendant and the victim had an argument at their home in Esenyurt on September 27, 2021, and that the defendant strangled the victim by squeezing her throat with his hands. A citizen named Fatma, who was a friend of the victim Melike Can, stated in her testimony taken as part of the investigation, "About 3 weeks ago, while we were walking outside together, the defendant called Melike and insulted her. Melike said, 'this man is threatening me, he will kill me'." The defendant Sebahattin, in his statement, said that he had an argument with the victim on the day of the incident and that he did not remember what he did. In the indictment, it was requested that the defendant Sebahattin Can be sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment for the crime of 'intentional murder of his wife'.