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A 15-year-old girl in the southern province of Adana is believed to have killed herself to escape her husband’s violence, the Habertujrk daily reported on Friday.
According to neighbors as reported by the daily, Emrah E., who is eight years older than child bride Kubra Ulas, had kidnapped and raped the girl a year ago. Thereafter, Emrah E. threatened Ulas’s family and demanded they allow him to marry Ulas. Afraid, they agreed to the marriage.
Kubra Ulas was frequently subjected to violence at the hand of her husband following their marriage nearly a year ago, say the couple’s neighbors. Emrah E. reportedly began beating Ulas after losing his job. When Ulas visited a hospital the next day, she was shocked to learn she had had a miscarriage caused by a kick to the stomach. She is reported to have hung herself from a window grille after having had to live through her husband’s violent outbursts and was found dead by Emrah E. when he came home on Sept. 25.
Ulas’s funeral was held without the attendance of Emrah E.
The girl’s family has filed a complaint with the Adana Public Prosecutor’s Office, claiming Emrah E. killed her and made it look like a suicide. The prosecutor has launched an investigation into the incident.
