The pregnant woman with a smile in the photo is Turkish , named Semra Aysal. The photo was taken in June 2018, when 32-year-old Semra was 7 months pregnant. According to the British " Daily Mail " and " Sun " report on October 27 local time, this is the last photo of Semra. After that, she was pushed down from a 1,000-foot (about 300 meters) cliff by her husband Hakan Aysal. Hakan's motive for killing his wife was to receive 40,000 pounds (about 340,000 yuan) of death insurance. This week, Hakan has been sentenced to life imprisonment and will be at least 30 years in prison.
This week, the High Criminal Court of Fethiye, Türkiye opened a trial on the case.
Butterfly Valley is a beautiful scenic spot, located about 16 kilometers south of Fethiye. The jury learned that in June 2018, Hakan lured his pregnant wife, who was afraid of height, to the edge of a 300-meter-high cliff, and then pushed her off the cliff. Not long ago, Hakan had purchased a life insurance policy for his wife. As the sole beneficiary, Hakan would receive £40,000 if his wife died.
A few days after Semra's death, Hakan went to the insurance company to demand the policy to be cashed. At this time, the police received a report of a suspicious death.
Initially, Hakan denied the murder, but a few weeks ago, the court found Hakan Aisal guilty based on other evidence. Hakan appealed on the grounds of "inconsolation" at the time of the incident, but medical staff ruled that he was "conscious" at the time.
On October 24th local time, Hakan was taken back to court again to confirm the final verdict against him.
Witnesses told the court that Hakan looked very calm when someone offered help after his wife fell to death.
Sait Erturk was driving by the neighborhood at the time and told the court that someone waved to him on the side of the road, so he stopped. Hakan walked over and said his wife had fallen from the cliff, and he immediately began looking for the pregnant woman who fell nearby, but there was no way to see where Semra could fall. "We tried to get closer to the edge and see more clearly, but Hakan didn't go there with us to look for it. We just stayed there until the police arrived."
Said said that Hakan was very calm at the time and looked carefree, not at all like the person whose wife had just fallen from the cliff.
A witness named Recep Sahin told the court that the family was staying in Butterfly Valley to see the views of Kabak Bay. Recep said that her daughter was taking his cell phone to photograph the scenery. At this time, the Azar and his wife walked down the slope. The two seemed to be in a different state of harmony. The family even joked that either the man threw the woman down, or the woman pushed the man down. Recep's daughter captures Selmay's last moment on the cliff.
witnesses confirmed that when emergency personnel arrived at the scene, Hakan looked calm.
On the same day, another witness photographed the moment when the husband almost dragged his wife to the edge of the cliff, but no one saw the moment when Semra fell. Prosecutors said this was because Hakan took his wife to stay on the cliff for three hours to avoid surveillance.
Semra's younger brother Naim Yolcu told the court via video that when his family went to the forensic institute to retrieve the body, Hakan was sitting in the car. The whole family felt destroyed, only Hakan did not show any sadness. He had never seen Hakan cry.
Naim also said that her sister has always opposed the loan, but after her sister passed away, the family learned that Hakan had three loans in her sister's name. —And the bank statement obtained by the court showed that Hakan had obtained seven loans in the name of Semra.
Naim also said, my sister has acrophobia, how could she go to the cliff to do extreme exercise ?
When asked about insurance, Hakan said he was interested in extreme sports since 2014, so he bought life insurance for himself and his wife. As for why he was the only beneficiary of his wife, he said it was "a paperwork arranged by the banker", "I did not do more checks on the policy ".
Hakan said that after his wife took a selfie, she put her phone in her bag. Later, he asked Hakan to give her the phone. Hakan took a few steps to get the bag. When he heard his wife screaming, his wife was gone when he turned around. "I didn't push my wife." The court finally sentenced Hakan to life imprisonment and would not be released within 30 years.
Source: DAILYMAIL, theSun
Editor: Zhang Xiao
