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Killer of slain Syrian activist and daughter in Turkey confesses
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Two weeks after the murder of the Syrian opposition activist Orouba Barakat and her daughter Hala, their killer has finally confessed.Ahmed Barakat, their Syrian relative, was shortly tossed in the clink Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! in Istanbul on suspicion of killing his cousins and has now revealed that he was responsible for the crime. Standing before ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... ’s Magistrate's Court and the penalty judge, the accused said that: "I am the one who killed Orouba and Hala Barakat, I admit it. They are both my relatives. Orouba is my father’s cousin". "When I was in Syria, my father and my older brother were killed in the war. I decided to escape in order to get rid of the pressure that was exerted on me to join the forces of the Syrian regime. Meanwhile, ...back at the bunker, his Excellency called the chief of staff and complained that the artillery was keeping him awake... Orouba told me that I could come see her if I’m ever in Turkey," he said. "So I came to Turkey illegally and started working with Orouba." ’She didn’t give me my salary’ The killer claims that she Ourouba did not give him a promised salary despite hiring him to work for her. "After I’ve quit, Orouba invited me to her house to pay me. I went to see her that night (the night of the crime) in her house. In the morning, I asked for my money. She said she gave the money to someone else and she had no money left. I got angry and started yelling at her face. She slapped me so I pushed her," he told the court. "Before I left the house, Orouba brought a knife and pointed it at me, but I took it from her and killed her. Her daughter, Hala, came out of the bathroom. She started screaming when she saw her mother soaked in blood. I asked her to stop but she didn’t comply so I killed her too. I left the knife in the kitchen and returned to Bursa (south of Istanbul)," he said. Posted by: Fred 2017-10-08 |
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