A court in Turkey has ruled that a woman who killed her husband had been acting in self-defense, in a verdict that has been welcomed by a women's rights group.
In her account in the indictment, she described how on January 6 this year, she had been handcuffed by her husband who hit her with a rifle butt and threatened to kill her and their daughters, aged nine and seven,He fired the gun which smashed the window beside them. He left the house, saying he would come back later to kill them. Still handcuffed when he returned an hour later, she picked up his rifle, which went off after a struggle and he was killed by a single round.
Melek Ipek, hugs her two daughters just after being released from prison on April, 26, 2021, in Antalya, Turkey. She was accused of murdering her husband but a court ruled that she was acting in self-defence.On Tuesday, the court ruled that despite the case against her for the"deliberate killing of her spouse under unjust provocation," she had been acting"in defense against an attack on her life, bodily integrity and sexual freedom," news outlet Bianet reported.
The 2011 Istanbul Convention has 45 signatories and required governments to legislate against domestic violence and similar abuse, marital rape and female genital mutilation.
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