Dismembered bodies of a married couple were found in Sakarya: Court has reached its verdict

The case regarding the dismembered bodies of an Iranian married couple that were placed in trash bags and buried in the Sapanca district has been concluded at the Sakarya 6th High Criminal Court. The defendant, A.M., and the lawyers for the parties attended the hearing.

During the hearing, the public prosecutor reiterated their opinion and requested that the defendant's detention continue.

SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS

The plaintiff's lawyer also requested that the defendant be punished in accordance with the prosecutor's opinion. The defendant's lawyer stated that they did not agree with the opinion, argued that there was insufficient evidence regarding the accusations against their client, and requested their client's release and acquittal. Given the right to speak, the defendant A.M. said, "I reiterate my defenses. I want to confront the witnesses. I did not kill the victims."

The court panel sentenced the defendant to 25 years in prison for the "intentional killing" of each victim.

WHAT HAD HAPPENED?

On July 1, 2021, a citizen walking their dog on a plot of land on Bağdat Street in the Kırkpınar neighborhood of Sapanca district noticed that the dog had found a severed foot and reported the situation to police teams.

Upon the report, teams arriving at the scene found the dismembered bodies of two people, one woman and one man, inside trash bags buried in the ground.

Following the incident, detectives from the Murder Bureau of the Sakarya Police Department's Public Security Branch launched a large-scale investigation and, after their examinations, determined that the woman had breast implants and the man had a dragon tattoo on his arm. Starting from these clues and conducting meticulous work, the teams managed to identify the victims in a short time. Determining that the bodies belonged to a 40-year-old Iranian woman named A.S. and a 39-year-old man named M.Z., who were involved in the real estate business, the teams launched a comprehensive investigation into the matter. The Iranian national A.M., who was detained in connection with the murder, was arrested by the court he was brought before.

News Source: 12punto