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Father 'tied up' honour case girl | Father 'tied up' honour case girl |
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The mother of an alleged "honour killing" victim has told a court her husband tied the girl up a day before she was said to have been murdered. | The mother of an alleged "honour killing" victim has told a court her husband tied the girl up a day before she was said to have been murdered. |
Mehmet Goren, 49, denies murdering Tulay Goren, 15, from Woodford Green, north London, who went missing in 1999. | Mehmet Goren, 49, denies murdering Tulay Goren, 15, from Woodford Green, north London, who went missing in 1999. |
His wife Hanim Goren said she saw Tulay lying face down on her bedroom floor with her hands and feet bound. | His wife Hanim Goren said she saw Tulay lying face down on her bedroom floor with her hands and feet bound. |
Mr Goren said he tied the girl up "so that she doesn't run away again", Mrs Goren told the Old Bailey. | Mr Goren said he tied the girl up "so that she doesn't run away again", Mrs Goren told the Old Bailey. |
Mrs Goren, who is appearing for the prosecution, said Mr Goren tied up his daughter when she carried on seeing Halil Unal, of whom he disapproved. | Mrs Goren, who is appearing for the prosecution, said Mr Goren tied up his daughter when she carried on seeing Halil Unal, of whom he disapproved. |
She said Mr Goren was against the relationship because of religious differences and the fact that Mr Unal was 15 years older than Tulay. | She said Mr Goren was against the relationship because of religious differences and the fact that Mr Unal was 15 years older than Tulay. |
Mr Unal was a Sunni Muslim while the Gorens followed the Alevi branch of Islam and their relationship "would not have been tolerated", the court heard. | Mr Unal was a Sunni Muslim while the Gorens followed the Alevi branch of Islam and their relationship "would not have been tolerated", the court heard. |
She said Tulay had left the family to stay with Mr Unal but her parents brought her back to their London home on 6 January 1999. | She said Tulay had left the family to stay with Mr Unal but her parents brought her back to their London home on 6 January 1999. |
Tulay said, 'Mum, don't untie, I want to die'. In the meantime Mehmet had come from downstairs - 'Don't untie, don't touch, don't untie,' he said Hanim Goren | Tulay said, 'Mum, don't untie, I want to die'. In the meantime Mehmet had come from downstairs - 'Don't untie, don't touch, don't untie,' he said Hanim Goren |
Later that day Mrs Goren returned home with another daughter Hatice, 13, to find her husband and his brother, Cuma Goren, sitting downstairs without Tulay. | Later that day Mrs Goren returned home with another daughter Hatice, 13, to find her husband and his brother, Cuma Goren, sitting downstairs without Tulay. |
Speaking through a Turkish interpreter, Mrs Goren told the court: "When we couldn't see her downstairs, Hatice and I ran up the stairs straight away. | Speaking through a Turkish interpreter, Mrs Goren told the court: "When we couldn't see her downstairs, Hatice and I ran up the stairs straight away. |
"In the children's bedroom I saw Tulay lying on the floor face down. Her hands and her feet were tied up." | "In the children's bedroom I saw Tulay lying on the floor face down. Her hands and her feet were tied up." |
Her daughter's hands were "a purple, black colour", Mrs Goren said, and she and Hatice tried to untie her. | Her daughter's hands were "a purple, black colour", Mrs Goren said, and she and Hatice tried to untie her. |
"Tulay said, 'Mum, don't untie, I want to die'. In the meantime Mehmet had come from downstairs - 'Don't untie, don't touch, don't untie,' he said. Hatice and I were crying," she told the court. | |
After Mr Goren explained that he had tied Tulay up to stop her running away, Mrs Goren said the girl was untied. | After Mr Goren explained that he had tied Tulay up to stop her running away, Mrs Goren said the girl was untied. |
The jury was told that the next day Mr Goren refused to allow Tulay's siblings to go to school and had instead been taken to his brother Cuma Goren's house. | |
Emotional farewell | |
She said she made breakfast but Tulay did not want anything except tea, and she tried to persuade her to have some cheese and bread. | |
Mrs Goren cried as she said: "Apparently these were the looks she looked at me in the eye for them last time." | |
Mr Goren said he wanted to stay on his own with Tulay as they had "things to talk about", Mrs Goren said. | |
She described to the court her emotional farewell to her daughter and how her eight-year-old son Tuncay said goodbye. | |
"I said to Tuncay, come Tuncay, let Tulay kiss you. They kissed each other. I took the children and went." | |
Cuma Goren, 42, from Walthamstow, east London, and Tulay's other uncle Ali Goren, 55, from Walthamstow, also deny murdering her on 7 January 1999. | Cuma Goren, 42, from Walthamstow, east London, and Tulay's other uncle Ali Goren, 55, from Walthamstow, also deny murdering her on 7 January 1999. |
Mehmet Goren and his brothers also deny conspiring to murder Mr Unal between May 1998 and February 1999. | |
The trial continues. | The trial continues. |