Bitter farewell to Lawyer Özge Penbegül, who was killed by her fiancée

She was shot and killed with a gun yesterday morning in Tülbentli District of Menemen district by Lawyer Özge Penbegül and the police officer Aykut Erol, to whom she was engaged on October 3. Aykut Erol also shot himself with the same gun. Upon the notice of neighbors who heard gunshots, health, police and fire brigade teams were dispatched to the address. Under the control of the medical teams that came to the house, it was determined that Özge Penbegül had died. Erol, who was reportedly working in Hakkari, died in Izmir City Hospital, where he was taken by ambulance.

A funeral prayer was performed for Özge Penbegül at Hacıkerimoğlu Buhara Mosque in Mermerli District. Menemen District Governor Vedat Yılmaz, Menemen Chief Public Prosecutor Soner Erden, Menemen District Police Chief Gürcan Alev, Izmir Bar Association President Serhat Sökmen, lawyers, his family and relatives attended the funeral. Özge Penbegül's coffin was covered with a robe by her colleagues.

His father, retired police officer Ozan Penbegül, and other relatives had difficulty standing at the funeral. Mother Özlem Penbegül followed the funeral ceremony from the ambulance in front of the mosque.

Özge Penbegül's body was buried in Menemen Cemetery after the prayer at noon.