Doctor accused of stabbing wife 50 times seeks release in Turkey

A doctor accused of brutally attacking his wife in Çanakkale, Turkey, has requested his release from pretrial detention, asserting his innocence. Doğa Üçtepe, 32, faces charges of attempted murder after allegedly stabbing his wife, E.Ü., 26, multiple times.

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Our argument started in the bedroom. My wife got angry and left the room, slamming the door. She claims I broke down the door due to the slam, but her statement is not true. I request my release.

During a court hearing, Üçtepe stated, "Our argument started in the bedroom. My wife got angry and left the room, slamming the door. She claims I broke down the door due to the slam, but her statement is not true. I request my release." The incident reportedly occurred on February 1 after an argument escalated into violence. Üçtepe allegedly used a kitchen knife, inflicting numerous stab wounds on his wife before attempting suicide.

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Doğa entered the room by opening the closed door very forcefully. He told me, 'I will kill you, today one of us will die in this house.' I started begging him, crying. He began to strangle me with his hands and pushed me onto the bed.

The victim, E.Ü., provided a harrowing account in her statement to prosecutors, detailing how Üçtepe allegedly entered the room, threatened to kill her, and then attacked her. She described enduring 50 stab wounds to her body, including her head, neck, and abdomen, and recounted the terrifying moments of trying to escape. She spent 11 days in the hospital due to a collapsed lung and underwent further treatment for a stab wound to her throat that was life-threatening. Her treatment is ongoing, and she reports numbness in the upper part of her head and limited mobility in two fingers of her right hand, along with broken ribs.

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I understood he would kill me from his strangulation. To protect myself, I pushed Doğa off me with my leg. Doğa suddenly left the room. I immediately locked the door and took my phone to call the police.

The prosecution has prepared an indictment against Üçtepe for "attempted intentional killing of a spouse." The Çanakkale 3rd High Criminal Court has accepted the indictment. The hearing has been adjourned until September 15, with Üçtepe remaining in custody.

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He kicked the door and broke it down, then entered. The moment I saw the knife in Doğa's hand, I took advantage of a brief moment of distraction, screamed, and fled into the stairwell. As I fled, I heard Doğa running after me.