'Follow request' murder in Zonguldak: 19-year-old young man murdered!

The verdict was announced in the case regarding the stabbing death of 19-year-old Celal Can Er in Zonguldak.

Zonguldak 2nd High Criminal Court sentenced the detained defendant Yunus Emre Coşkun to 15 years in prison for "intentional murder".

The incident took place on August 14 in Bahçelievler District.

Yunus Emre Coşkun had an argument with Celal Can Er, who claimed that he sent a follow request to his girlfriend on social media. In the argument, which quickly turned into a fight, Coşkun stabbed Er.

The seriously injured Er could not be saved despite all the interventions of the doctors at Zonguldak Atatürk State Hospital.

Coşkun, who was detained after the incident, was arrested. A lawsuit was filed against the defendant for 'intentional murder'.

The detained defendant Yunus Emre Coşkun, Celal Can Er's relatives and party lawyers attended the decision hearing held at Zonguldak 2nd High Criminal Court.

P.A.H., who was heard as a witness at the hearing, stated that he saw the argument from the window of his house and said, "There was a girl's issue between them. They had no hostility until that moment."

The other witness H.H.A. He said that there was a disagreement between the parties due to a friend request sent on social media.

H.H.A. explained the following in his statement:

"I knew Yunus Emre and Celal before. There was an issue of making requests between them. Yunus Emre Coşkun, K.Ç. and I went to the park. First, I tried to calm him down. Celal shook his fist before Yunus Emre Coşkun got out. There was no room in the car. They went upstairs, but I did not. When I realized that the incident would escalate, I tried to call the police. Then, when I went upstairs, the incident had happened."

Yunus Emre Coşkun, who made his defense at the hearing, said that he regretted it and made the following statements:

"I didn't even go to the police station to give a statement until the incident happened. I regret what I did. I can't sleep at night. I wish something like this hadn't happened. I was afraid of death. I didn't do it for any other purpose. That's why everything happened."

In his opinion on the merits, the public prosecutor requested that the defendant be punished for the crime of 'intentional murder' and that his detention be continued, in line with the evidence collected and witness statements.

Announcing its decision after the prosecutor's opinion, the court sentenced Yunus Emre Coşkun to 15 years in prison for 'deliberate murder'.

After the decision was announced, a fight broke out in the courthouse corridor between the defendant's relatives and Celal Can Er's relatives.

Police teams intervened on both sides and prevented the conflict from escalating.