When his wife's mother, 'Sule B,' opened the door, he stabbed her and ran to his ex, slashing her throat in the gruesome attack on June 9, 2020.įollowing his arrest, Alkilinc tried to plead he was too mentally unstable to face trial.īut after police unearthed his Google search history, he was declared fit to appear in court.Īlkilinc was found guilty of aggravated murder and was sentenced to life in prison, and was also ordered to serve a 12-year sentence for the attempted murder of Sule B.įemicide has become a growing problem in Turkey, particularly after the country officially quit the Istanbul Convention in July 2021.Īccording to data from the 'Monument Counter', which is 'a digital memorial for women killed by violence' and is updated daily, 393 women were killed by men in 2022, while 82 femicides have taken place in Turkey so far this year. Steinberg 1999 Whispers from the Woods - Sandra Kynes 2006 Wealth of information on fifty trees, including their attributes, lore, powers, and seasonal correspondences. In his chilling search history he had looked up 'punishment for killing a cheating wife' and 'which diseases do not have a criminal liability', judges at 1st High Criminal Court of Elazig were told.Īlkilinc also searched 'what is schizophrenia' before killing his 34-year-old wife Aslihan, who was divorcing him, said prosecutors.įollowing the searches, Alkilinc went to his mother-in-law's home and hammered on the door, pretending to be an emergency services worker. A man who slit his wife's throat after searching online for ways to get off a murder charge by pleading insanity has been jailed for life.Īli Alkilinc, from Elazig in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, had used Google to search for his best chance of getting away with killing his estranged partner, a court was told. Whispers from the East Amie Ali 4.20 46 ratings28 reviews Ammi, a pregnant 24-year-old, flees New Delhi with millions of Muslim migrants in the early hours of the 1947 Partition of India, clawing her way through a controversial caste system and into the heart of Lahori society.

Whispers from the East by Amie Ali