Aggravated life imprisonment for the defendant who killed his wife in Muğla

A decision was made in the case of Ali Bacak, who stabbed his wife Sermin Bacak to death on March 8, International Women's Day, in Kavaklıdere district of Muğla. While the court sentenced the defendant to aggravated life imprisonment for intentional murder of his wife and woman, it did not apply the provisions of unfair provocation and discretionary reduction.

The second hearing of the case regarding the incident in which his wife Sermin Bacak lost her life on March 8, International Women's Day, in Kavaklıdere district of Muğla, was held at Muğla 2nd High Criminal Court.

The detained defendant Ali Bacak, his lawyer and the defendant's older sister Şengül Şahin attended the hearing.

At the hearing, the public prosecutor repeated his previous opinion on the merits and requested that the defendant be punished without any reduction.

The defendant's lawyer, Gültekin Akça, repeated their previous defense and stated that they did not accept the accusations. Akça's request to expand the investigation was rejected by the court panel.

"I DEFINITELY DID NOT DO THIS ACTION"

Ali Bacak, who was asked for his last word before the decision, did not accept the accusations against him. Bacak defended that he did not harm his wife, saying, "I definitely did not do this action." Bacak also claimed that he applied tampons to his wife during the incident.

THE DEFENDANT'S SISTER WAS HEARD AS A WITNESS

At the hearing, Şengül Şahin, the older sister of the defendant Ali Bacak, was also heard as a witness. Şahin made a statement regarding an incident that he said occurred in the past when they visited his brother due to his pancreatic disease.

Speaking about the incident, which he said took place about 15 years ago, Şahin said that there was an argument over his brother's ex-wife, and as the argument escalated, a knife and a rifle were used.

Şahin stated that his brother told them to leave the house during the incident. After receiving the statements of the parties, the court panel announced its decision.

Aggravated life imprisonment

Muğla 2nd High Criminal Court ruled that Ali Bacak should be sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment for intentional murder against his wife and woman.

The court decided that there was no need to impose an unfair provocation discount on the defendant.

It was also decided that discretionary discount provisions would not be applied.