A Turkish man killed his pregnant wife by throwing her off a cliff after posing for selfies and then trying to cash in on her life insurance policy, prosecutors allege.
Hakan Aysal was arrested for the murder of his 32-year-old wife Semra Aysal and their unborn baby while on vacation in Butterfly Valley in Mugla, Turkey in June 2018, The Sun reported.
Aysal, 40, is said to have pushed his wife – who was seven months pregnant – off the cliff after taking photos. She fell dead 1,000 feet and died instantly, according to the outlet.
After Serma’s death, the man tried to claim a life insurance policy he took out for her worth 400,000 Turkish lira, or about $ 57,000. But he was denied due to a police investigation.
Prosecutors charge that the murder was not an “accident” and was premeditated because he wanted her money.
A court has ruled that Aysal should be detained for first-degree murder.
Semra’s brother, Naim Yolcu, said his brother-in-law didn’t seem to show any emotion after his sister died.
“When we went to the Forensic Medicine Institute to collect the body, Hakan was in the car,” Yoluc recalled during a video interview in court.
“My family and I were destroyed, but Hakan didn’t even seem sad.”