Aggravated life sentence in the murder of 16-year-old Hiranur

The verdict hearing in the case of Hiranur Nilgün Aygar (16), who was shot in the head with a gun in a car in Mersin, was held today.

At the decision hearing held today at the 18th Criminal Chamber of the Adana Regional Court of Justice, Hüseyin Arda Şark (20) was sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment for the crime of "qualified intentional murder" and to 2 years in prison for "possession of an unlicensed weapon".

Unarrested defendants Mustafa Zeybek and Nazmi Çetin were sentenced to 4 months in prison each for the crime of 'destroying, concealing or altering criminal evidence'. Following the decision, Hiranur's father, Murat Aygar, stated that he would take the file to a higher court and continue his search for justice.

HARANUR NİLGÜN AYGAR'S DEATH CASE

The incident took place in Toroslar district on August 31 last year. Hiranur Nilgün Aygar, who was shot in the head with a gun, died in Mersin City Hospital, where he was taken by car with serious injuries.

Aygar's boyfriend, Hüseyin Arda Şark, who took her to the hospital, said in his statement to the hospital police, "Hira has been my girlfriend for about 2 months. We went to a military party together. Meanwhile, I shot into the air with the gun I had with me. On the way back home with my friends Nazmi Çetin and Mustafa Zeybek, we stopped at a market on Sebahattin Çakmakoğlu Street in Akbelen District. We got out of the vehicle. Meanwhile, Hira, who was staying in the vehicle, took the gun and shot her in the head." he said.

3 SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED

Homicide Bureau teams started an investigation after Mustafa Zeybek and Nazmi Çetin gave contradictory statements and detained 3 suspects. Şark, in his second statement; He said that, as a joke, he put the gun, which he thought was empty, to his girlfriend's forehead and pulled the trigger. Stating that they did not go to the hospital immediately after the incident, Hüseyin Arda Şark said that they first left Hiranur Aygar in a wooded area, then picked her up again and took her to the hospital. During the search of the teams at the specified place, traces of blood were found. Aygar's body was handed over to his relatives after the autopsy and he was buried. All 3 suspects were arrested by the court.

RELEASE TO 2 DEFENDANTS

The detained defendants Hüseyin Arda Şark, Mustafa Zeybek and Nazmi Çetin attended the hearing of the case held at Mersin 5th High Criminal Court on May 8, via the Audio and Video Information System (SEGBİS) from the prison they were in. Lawyers and Hiranur's parents were also present in the courtroom. Asked for his last words, Şark said, "There was absolutely no argument between us. I did not harm him, I did not shoot. I have no reason to shoot. I want my release." Other defendants Mustafa Zeybek and Nazmi Çetin also claimed that they had nothing to do with the incident and requested their release. The court sentenced Hüseyin Arda Şark to life imprisonment and decided to continue his detention. Other defendants Zeybek and Çetin were sentenced to 4 months in prison for 'destroying, concealing or changing criminal evidence'. The court decided to release the 2 defendants.

THE FILE HAS BEEN MOVED TO APPEAL

After the Aygar family objected to the decision, the case was moved to the court of appeal. The court decided to reconsider the file with a hearing. At the hearing held in Adana, the prosecutor requested that Hüseyin Arda Şark be sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment and that the previous sentences for the other defendants, Mustafa Zeybek and Nazmi Çetin, remain constant. The court postponed the hearing.