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Honour case mother denies killing | Honour case mother denies killing |
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The mother of an alleged "honour killing" victim has denied that it was she who killed her daughter. | The mother of an alleged "honour killing" victim has denied that it was she who killed her daughter. |
Hanim Goren was giving evidence against her husband Mehmet who is accused of schoolgirl Tulay Goren's murder. | Hanim Goren was giving evidence against her husband Mehmet who is accused of schoolgirl Tulay Goren's murder. |
Mehmet Goren, 49, denies murdering Tulay, who went missing from Woodford Green, north London, in 1999 aged 15. | Mehmet Goren, 49, denies murdering Tulay, who went missing from Woodford Green, north London, in 1999 aged 15. |
The teenager had previously run off to live with Halil Unal, who was then 30, before being brought home by her parents, the court has heard. | The teenager had previously run off to live with Halil Unal, who was then 30, before being brought home by her parents, the court has heard. |
Michael Turner QC, defending Mehmet Goren, suggested to Mrs Goren that she was more upset than her husband about the situation. | Michael Turner QC, defending Mehmet Goren, suggested to Mrs Goren that she was more upset than her husband about the situation. |
But Mrs Goren said: "As a mother I was angry, I was upset. I did not kill her. | But Mrs Goren said: "As a mother I was angry, I was upset. I did not kill her. |
"The person who killed her is over there," she said, as she gestured to her husband in the dock. | "The person who killed her is over there," she said, as she gestured to her husband in the dock. |
'Religious differences' | 'Religious differences' |
Mrs Goren, who is appearing for the prosecution, previously said Mr Goren tied up his daughter at their London home on 6 January 1999, a day before she disappeared. | Mrs Goren, who is appearing for the prosecution, previously said Mr Goren tied up his daughter at their London home on 6 January 1999, a day before she disappeared. |
She said her husband disapproved of the relationship Tulay was having with Mr Unal, due to religious differences and the age difference. | She said her husband disapproved of the relationship Tulay was having with Mr Unal, due to religious differences and the age difference. |
The court heard that in March 1999 Mrs Goren was arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice and murder. | |
She was released without charge and she asked to speak to the police again one month later. | She was released without charge and she asked to speak to the police again one month later. |
Mr Goren and Tulay's uncles Cuma Goren, 42, from Walthamstow, east London, and Ali Goren, 55, from Walthamstow, deny murdering Tulay on 7 January 1999. | Mr Goren and Tulay's uncles Cuma Goren, 42, from Walthamstow, east London, and Ali Goren, 55, from Walthamstow, deny murdering Tulay on 7 January 1999. |
Mehmet Goren and his brothers also deny conspiring to murder Mr Unal between May 1998 and February 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. |
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