A police officer in Ankara has killed his wife, also an officer, because she had filed for divorce, before committing suicide by shooting himself, Hurriyet Daily News reported.
Gülşah Karakafa, 25, began seeing Ümit Karakafa while they were both attending the police academy. Four years into their marriage, the relationship deteriorated, and Gülşah Karakafa filed for divorce, accusing her husband of physical abuse.
Karakafa demanded protection following threats from her husband. She was granted state protection, but bureaucratic proceedings delayed the assignment of a police officer to the case.
Gülşah Karakafa was cornered by her husband in the early hours of the morning. He threatened to kill her if she would not abandon the divorce proceedings. Karakafa refused, after which her husband shot her four times. Two bullets hit Karakafa in the abdomen and two more struck her in the calf.
Policewoman under state protection killed by husband in Turkey
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