The young Turkish architect who died in Istanbul after being assaulted in the street was killed with a samurai sword by a stranger. A femicide resulting from the killer’s hatred of women. The murder was filmed live by surveillance cameras.
Young woman massacred in the street by a stranger with a samurai sword
Horrifying images of the femicide of the young Turkish architect massacred with a sword while walking in the streets of Ataxehir, Istanbul. A man who took the murder weapon attacked Başak Cengiz, 28, attacking her from behind: Jan Goktuk Boz did not know her but struck her repeatedly with his 75 cm long samurai sword until he killed her.
A scene taken by video surveillance cameras that immortalized the atrocity of the violence committed by the 28-year-old who was arrested shortly after.
A femicide that shocked the whole of Turkey and also spoke the daughter of President Erdogan, who expressed his condolences to Başak Cengiz’s mother Beyhan and his father Avni, also participating in the funeral of the young architect.
An unexplained death allegedly the result of the hatred that the murderer felt towards women, as evidenced by the evidence found by the agents inside his apartment. In fact, sheets of paper hung on the walls and windows with words like “Stab your wife, shoot your wife with a bullet”.
The weapon used for the murder, knives and swords were confiscated
The man, who lived alone in a luxury complex in the Turkish town, was arrested shortly after by police who managed to track him down thanks to camera footage.
“She was killed with a sword, investigators told us. My daughter did not know the killer, she was engaged and was an architect in Ankara. She was there. for work, she stayed until 15:00. It was full of blood,” the father explained.
At the killer’s house, police also found and confiscated fifteen swords and knives, including the samurai sword used to kill the 28-year-old which he had washed and carefully stored.
