Here is the background of the person who attacked CHP leader Özel... Photos from 21 years ago have emerged
It has been revealed that Selçuk Tengioğlu, who attacked CHP leader Özgür Özel after a ceremony at the AKM, killed his own two children in 2004. Photos from that horrific day have also come to light.
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CHP Chairman Özgür Özel attended a memorial ceremony held at the Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) for the late Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and DEM Party Istanbul MP Sırrı Süreyya Önder.
After the ceremony, Özel was physically assaulted while exiting the AKM; he escaped the punch attack unharmed, and the assailant, Selçuk Tengioğlu, was taken into custody by police teams.
While the investigation launched by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office into the incident continues, the background that has emerged regarding the assailant, Tengioğlu, has shocked the public.
HE MURDERED HIS OWN CHILDREN IN 2004
According to the information obtained, the assailant, Selçuk Tengioğlu, committed a horrific murder in 2004 in the Çay neighborhood of Hatay. On the morning of May 9, 2004, Tengioğlu arrived at his home, first drew his weapon, and shot his 19-year-old son, Barış, and his 17-year-old daughter, Mutlu.
However, realizing that his children were not dead, Tengioğlu then went to the kitchen, grabbed a bread knife, and attacked them again, killing them.
ONE DAUGHTER ESCAPED BY JUMPING FROM THE BALCONY
The third child present in the house during the massacre, 16-year-old Y., jumped from the back balcony of the second-floor apartment to save her life and fled the scene.
PHOTOS FROM THAT DAY HAVE EMERGED
Photos from the day the assailant murdered his children have resurfaced 21 years later.
POLICE PROCESS CONTINUES
The interrogation of Selçuk Tengioğlu, who was taken into custody following the attack on CHP leader Özgür Özel, continues at the police station.
Here are the images of Tengioğlu, who attacked Özel, from 21 years ago: