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Back|New details about Afyonkarahisar massacre Arif Sefa Özdemir: Farmer and father of one child...
New details about Afyonkarahisar massacre Arif Sefa Özdemir: Farmer and father of one child...
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Cumhuriyet·2 hours ago·Crime·2 min read·🇹🇷Türkiye·

New details about Afyonkarahisar massacre Arif Sefa Özdemir: Farmer and father of one child...

3 public prosecutors are conducting the investigation in Afyonkarahisar İhsaniye district

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  • Arif Sefa Özdemir killed 8 people with a shotgun and injured 1 person in İhsaniye.
  • The reason for the massacre is unknown.
  • 3 public prosecutors are investigating.

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The attacker, Arif Sefa Özdemir, lived in Bozüyük village of İhsaniye district. He divorced his wife about 2 years ago and was a father of one child. He made his living by farming in the village. The reason for the attack is not yet known.

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According to the information obtained, Arif Sefa Ö. (28) opened fire with a shotgun at S.P., who left his house in the Orhangazi District of the city center in the evening and tried to get into his car.

Then, the person got into his vehicle and shot and killed Ahmet Uzel (57), Bekir Toprak (50), Noman Toprak (56), Seydi Ahmet Aydoğmuş (73), Satı Aydoğmuş (68), İsmail Şen (61), Hilal Mete (31) and Ayşe Sena Demir (46), who were driving in Yukarıtandır, Ayazini and Kıyır villages of İhsaniye district, with a shotgun.

It was reported that S.P., the attacker's first target, remained in serious health condition.

HE WAS FARMING

It was learned that Arif Sefa Özdemir, who carried out the massacre, lived in Bozüyük village of İhsaniye district, divorced his wife about 2 years ago and was the father of a child.

It is not yet known why the attacker, who is said to be a farmer in the village and earn his living this way, carried out the attack in which he killed 8 people and injured 1 person.

3 REPUBLIC PROSECUTORS ARE CONDUCTING THE INVESTIGATION

The bodies of 8 people who lost their lives in the attack were taken to the morgue of Afyonkarahisar State Hospital Forensic Medicine Institute for autopsy. It was learned that the investigation into the incident was carried out by 3 public prosecutors under the coordination of the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. It was stated that the bodies of those who lost their lives will be handed over to their families after the autopsy procedures are completed.

It was learned that the captured murderer suspect Arif Sefa Özdemir would be brought to the Afyonkarahisar Provincial Gendarmerie Command late at night.

On the other hand, the relatives of those who lost their lives in the incident are waiting for the autopsy work to be completed in front of Afyonkarahisar State Hospital.

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  • ?What is the reason for the attack?
  • ?How is S.P.'s health progressing?
  • ?When will prosecutors announce the results of the investigation?

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  • The reason for the massacre is unknown.
  • 3 public prosecutors are investigating.

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