A man was arrested on suspicion of murder of his wife and unborn child after it was alleged that the pushed his heavily pregnant wife off a cliff so he could cash in insurance.
40-year-old Hakan Aysal was arrested by the authorities after his pregnant wife was killed in a horrific fall.
It is reported that 32-year-old Semra Aysal was killed by her own husband after he pushed her off a 1,000ft beauty spot when they were on a holiday in Turkey.
The incident originally happened in June of 2018.
Prosecutors argued that the husband killed his wife to cash in on her life insurance.
Semra and her unborn child were instantly killed after they fell.
She was 7 months pregnant when she was killed.
Prosecutors argue that the woman plunged to her death because her husband had pushed her off.
Aysal also taken out her life insurance a short while before she passed away.
In the indictment prepared for the crime of deliberate murder against the husband, it states that the husband himself planned the murder of his wife.
He first took out a personal accident guarantee on her behalf with a guarantee of 400,000 Turkish lira.
He was the only beneficiary.
Prosecutors also said that the only reason they sat on the top of the cliff for 3 hours was so that he could do it when no one was around.
As soon as everyone left, he killed her by pushing her off the cliff.
The indictment also said that Aysal claimed the insurance payment after the incident.
The money was declined after it was announced that an official investigation will be carried out for the incident.
The Fethiye High Criminal Court has ruled that he will be remanded in custody for premeditated murder.
Naim Yolcu, the brother of the victim, said:
When we went to the Forensic Medicine Institute to get the body, Hakan was sitting in the car. My family and I were destroyed, but Hakan did not even appear sad.” My sister was always against taking out loans. However, after she died, we learned that she had three loans taken by Hakan on behalf of my sister. Also, she had a fear of heights, what extreme sport is she going to be doing when she is scared of heights?
The brother also pointed out that his sister was extremely afraid of heights.
Talking about the insurance that he got, Aysal said:
I have been interested in extreme sports since 2014; parachute, bungee jumping, rafting. That is why I had life insurance before I got married. I did not examine the policy much. The banker arranged the paperwork. I just brought it to my wife to get it signed. I was not aware that there was such an article.
Talking about the incident, he said:
After taking a photo, my wife put the phone in her bag. Later she asked me to give her the phone. I got up and then heard my wife scream behind me when I walked a few steps away to get the phone from her bag. When I turned back, she was not there. I did not push my wife.
The authorities are still investigating the case.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the woman and her child, may her soul rest in peace.