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Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
March 4 2013
Suspect in assaults case on Armenian women in Samatya arrested
ISTANBUL
A Turkish court decides the arrest of a suspect with charges of
`intended murder' of an Armenian woman in Samatya district of Istanbul
A Turkish court decided the arrest of a 38-year-old man with charges
of `intended murder,' DoÄ?an news agency has reported. M.N. detained in
Istanbul's Fatih district on assault charges in connection with recent
attacks on elderly Armenian women in Istanbul's Samatya neighborhood.
The suspect, identified as M.N., is a Turkish citizen of Armenian
origin and was detained as a suspect in five attacks, one of which
resulted in death. The suspect lives alone and allegedly committed the
assaults for theft, according to unnamed sources.
M.N. was detained by the police on March 2 after one of the victims
identified him. A judge in an Istanbul court decided the arrest of the
suspect who was set to send to Metris prison later.
Blood on envelope
On Dec. 28, 2012, Maritsa Küçük was stabbed seven times before her
throat was slit at her home in Samatya. Two other attacks were carried
out in the same month against elderly Armenian women in the Samatya
and Bakırköy districts as well.
One of the women, 87-year-old Turfanda AÅ?ık, lost an eye, while the
other woman was robbed and severely injured.
Most recently, 84-year-old Sultan Akyar was attacked in Samatya, after
which she underwent eye surgery. The blood on an envelope found in
Maritsa Küçük's bag belongs to M.N., the agency said, adding that the
women who survived the attacks in Samatya identified M.N. as the
assailant.
However, the evidence found in the attack against Vehbiye Ã-., 80, who
was severely wounded in the Å?iÅ?li district of Istanbul, did not match
with suspect M.N., the agency said. Police are continuing their
investigation to find the Å?iÅ?li suspect.
After the suspect's blood samples matched the blood found in Maritsa
Küçük's bag, he was questioned again. In his second questioning, he
gave a detailed testimony about the incidents, according to the daily.
M.N., detained twice before for theft, previously worked at tea houses
as a cleaner but had been unemployed for some time.
The police are conducting a very detailed investigation to find the
attacker in the Samatya district. Police discovered that M.N. had been
stalking his victims long before carrying out the attacks.
March/04/2013
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/suspect-in-assaults-case-on-armenian-women-in-samatya-arrested.aspx?pageID=238&nID=42272&NewsCatID=341
March 4 2013
Suspect in assaults case on Armenian women in Samatya arrested
ISTANBUL
A Turkish court decides the arrest of a suspect with charges of
`intended murder' of an Armenian woman in Samatya district of Istanbul
A Turkish court decided the arrest of a 38-year-old man with charges
of `intended murder,' DoÄ?an news agency has reported. M.N. detained in
Istanbul's Fatih district on assault charges in connection with recent
attacks on elderly Armenian women in Istanbul's Samatya neighborhood.
The suspect, identified as M.N., is a Turkish citizen of Armenian
origin and was detained as a suspect in five attacks, one of which
resulted in death. The suspect lives alone and allegedly committed the
assaults for theft, according to unnamed sources.
M.N. was detained by the police on March 2 after one of the victims
identified him. A judge in an Istanbul court decided the arrest of the
suspect who was set to send to Metris prison later.
Blood on envelope
On Dec. 28, 2012, Maritsa Küçük was stabbed seven times before her
throat was slit at her home in Samatya. Two other attacks were carried
out in the same month against elderly Armenian women in the Samatya
and Bakırköy districts as well.
One of the women, 87-year-old Turfanda AÅ?ık, lost an eye, while the
other woman was robbed and severely injured.
Most recently, 84-year-old Sultan Akyar was attacked in Samatya, after
which she underwent eye surgery. The blood on an envelope found in
Maritsa Küçük's bag belongs to M.N., the agency said, adding that the
women who survived the attacks in Samatya identified M.N. as the
assailant.
However, the evidence found in the attack against Vehbiye Ã-., 80, who
was severely wounded in the Å?iÅ?li district of Istanbul, did not match
with suspect M.N., the agency said. Police are continuing their
investigation to find the Å?iÅ?li suspect.
After the suspect's blood samples matched the blood found in Maritsa
Küçük's bag, he was questioned again. In his second questioning, he
gave a detailed testimony about the incidents, according to the daily.
M.N., detained twice before for theft, previously worked at tea houses
as a cleaner but had been unemployed for some time.
The police are conducting a very detailed investigation to find the
attacker in the Samatya district. Police discovered that M.N. had been
stalking his victims long before carrying out the attacks.
March/04/2013
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/suspect-in-assaults-case-on-armenian-women-in-samatya-arrested.aspx?pageID=238&nID=42272&NewsCatID=341