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Man kills ex-wife in cemetery ambush; wife injured but survives attack

5 articles | Updated 11h ago | Created 15h ago

A man killed his estranged former spouse by firing a gun at her while she was visiting the graveyard, an event that also left their daughter critically wounded before police arrived to secure the scene and arrest him nearby. Earlier this evening in Aksaray province, Gamze Yıldırım died after being shot multiple times during what authorities described as another domestic violence incident targeting women across Turkey today.

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    A woman who was in the process of divorce and her daughter were killed at a cemetery; she died from being shot by an unknown person.
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    The victim's husband, Gamze Yıldırım Aksaray'da (in Akşar), survived but his wife is dead. The incident occurred during their visit to the graveyard on March 20th.
[Mar 21] [I12.haber7.net] Reports state a woman in divorce proceedings was killed by being shot at her grave site, and the article title mentions 'killed' (öldürdü).
[Artigercek Mar 20] Reports indicate two women were murdered: Gamze Yıldırım Aksaray'da in Akşar was killed.