A Turkish man killed his pregnant wife by throwing her off a cliff after posing for selfies and then tried to cash in on her life insurance, prosecutors allege.
Hakan Aysal
was arrested for murdering his 32-year-old wife, Semra Aysal, and their unborn
baby during a vacation in Butterfly Valley in Mugla, Turkey, in June 2018, the
Sun reported.
Aysal, 40,
allegedly shoved his wife — who was seven months pregnant — off the cliff after
they took pictures. She fell 1,000 feet and died instantly, according to the
outlet.
After Semra’s
death, the husband tried to collect on a life insurance policy he took out for
her worth 400,000 Turkish lira, or about $57,000. But he was denied due to a
police investigation.
Prosecutors
charge the murder wasn’t an “accident” and was premeditated because he wanted
her money.
A court has
ruled that Aysal be remanded in custody for premeditated murder.
Semra’s
brother, Naim Yolcu, said his brother-in-law didn’t appear to show any emotion
after his sister died.
“When we went
to the Forensic Medicine Institute to get the body, Hakan was sitting in the
car,” recalled Yoluc during a video interview in court.
“My family and I were destroyed, but Hakan did not even appear sad.”
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