Beware, harsh video – The 28-year-old architect was in Istanbul for work – The perpetrator confessed that he chose his victim completely at random, because he wanted to kill a woman
The brutal murder of a 28-year-old architect in Istanbul , who fell dead when she was attacked three days ago in the middle of the street by a man armed with a samurai sword, has caused disgust in Turkey .
According to the Hurriyet Daily News , Basak Cengiz was attacked on November 9 while walking unsuspectingly on a main street in the Atasehir area where she was staying. Suddenly, Jan Guktug Boz , a 27-year-old college student who allegedly had psychological problems, approached the unfortunate woman holding a samurai sword and began nailing her with it, causing her to fall to the ground covered in blood.
After the attack, Boz fled and the woman was taken to hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries a short time later.
Video footage from local security cameras helped police identify and arrest Boz. According to police sources quoted by Hurriyet Daily News, the 27-year-old confessed to the murder and described in great detail how he attacked and killed the unfortunate woman, in a three-page testimony. He also admitted that he had decided to kill a woman as he was leaving his house, so that no one would stop him by looking at him with a sword in his hand.
When police searched the 27-year-old’s home, they found 15 different types of knives, including a samurai sword. At the home of the 27-year-old, who lived alone, papers with “animating messages” were also found aimed at encouraging him to carry out his murderous plans. Speaking to a local media outlet, Boz’s neighbors described a man with strange behavior who had recently threatened a neighborhood child by pointing his sword at him.
The detainee had previously been hospitalized for 17 days for drug- related reasons and had been receiving psychological support for five years. However the last three had cut off all contact with doctors.
Cengiz lived in Ankara and was currently in Istanbul on business. If she had not been the victim of this heinous crime, the young architect would have returned home tomorrow.
Genghis’s assassination has provoked mixed reactions on social media, with many users wondering in their comments why the official authorities are not doing anything to put a brake on the wave of female homicides in the country.
