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The fugitive who was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for the murder of a shepherd in Mardin was caught in Adana.

Former village guard Şükrü Akçay, who was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for the murder of shepherd Musa Çelik in Midyat in 2021 and whose sentence was approved by the Supreme Court, was caught in the house where he was hiding in Adana and sent to prison.

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Former chief village guard Şükrü Akçay, who killed shepherd Musa Çelik in Mardin Midyat in 2021 due to a debt feud and whose 12.5-year prison sentence was approved, was caught in a police operation in Adana.

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Shepherd Musa Çelik was killed in a fight that broke out on November 21, 2021 due to a debt dispute between two families.

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The incident took place on November 21, 2021, in the rural Çamyurt District of Mardin's Midyat district. Shepherd Musa Çelik was shot and killed with a long-barreled gun due to the hostility that started between the two families due to a debt dispute.

Gendarmerie teams working on the incident, based on witness statements, Şükrü Akçay, who was the chief security guard at the time, and his brothers M.A. and detained Veysi Akçay. 3 suspects who were referred to the courthouse were arrested.

JUDGMENT APPROVED

M.A., one of the suspects against whom a lawsuit was filed in the Midyat High Criminal Court. While he was acquitted, Veysi Akçay was sentenced to 1 year and 8 months in prison for "threatening with a weapon" and Şükrü Akçay was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for "deliberate murder". The prison sentence given to Şükrü Akçay, who was released from prison a while ago pending trial, was approved by the Supreme Court.

SENT TO PRISON

On the other hand, it was determined that Şükrü Akçay shot and shared videos under different names in order to become a social media phenomenon.

Provincial Police Department Public Order Branch Homicide Bureau teams started an operation to capture Akçay upon information that he was in Adana. In their city-wide investigation, murder detectives found that Akçay was hiding in a house in Yeşilyurt District of Seyhan district.

The police, who carried out an operation at the address, caught Akçay. Akçay, whose procedures at the police station were completed, was first sent to the courthouse and then to prison.