Istanbul Court Hands Nazaryan Life Sentence for Murder of Elderly Armenian Woman

February 25, 2016
Murat Nazaryan

Murat Nazaryan

From The Armenian Weekly

Tekir: Investigators Ignored Important Evidence; Criminals Still at Large

ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.)—Murat Nazaryan, the suspect in the 2012 murder of 84-year old Istanbul Armenian Maritsa Kucuk, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Feb. 24 in an Istanbul court.

A string of attacks on elderly Armenian women took place in the Samatia district of Istanbul between December 2012 and January 2013, one of which led to the death of Kucuk.

Addressing the court prior to the sentencing, Nazaryan maintained his innocence in regards to the verdict. “I have not committed the crime which I am accused of. I demand to be acquitted,â€

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