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| Turkish woman 'strangled son' because she thought his large ears were ruining his life | |
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| A mother in Turkey has been charged with murder after she allegedly strangled her 10-year-old son, because she thought his large ears were ruining his life. | A mother in Turkey has been charged with murder after she allegedly strangled her 10-year-old son, because she thought his large ears were ruining his life. |
| Nuray Sacan, 37, paid for her son’s cosmetic surgery at Gazi Hospital in the Turkish capital of Ankara, after he suffered years of bullying. | Nuray Sacan, 37, paid for her son’s cosmetic surgery at Gazi Hospital in the Turkish capital of Ankara, after he suffered years of bullying. |
| Following the procedure, she complained to staff that she was unsatisfied with the results. | Following the procedure, she complained to staff that she was unsatisfied with the results. |
| She then took the young boy to the women’s toilets at the hospital, where she allegedly strangled him with a scarf. | She then took the young boy to the women’s toilets at the hospital, where she allegedly strangled him with a scarf. |
| As she apparently fled the hospital, she crashed her car into another vehicle, and was taken back to hospital. | As she apparently fled the hospital, she crashed her car into another vehicle, and was taken back to hospital. |
| At the facility, she is believed to have confessed to killing her son and told staff that his ears had “become even bigger” and he was “very ugly. | At the facility, she is believed to have confessed to killing her son and told staff that his ears had “become even bigger” and he was “very ugly. |
| “He would have felt even more ashamed in front of his friends. I did it to save him such embarrassment,” she added, News.com.au reported. | “He would have felt even more ashamed in front of his friends. I did it to save him such embarrassment,” she added, News.com.au reported. |
| Dr Metin Yilmaz, the surgeon at the hospital who carried out the operation, said he was “astonished” by the woman’s response, adding that the operation was a “complete success” and the boy was due to go home. | Dr Metin Yilmaz, the surgeon at the hospital who carried out the operation, said he was “astonished” by the woman’s response, adding that the operation was a “complete success” and the boy was due to go home. |
| Not naming Sacan, Police spokesman Alper Tore confirmed that a 37-year-old woman is in custody over the death of her son. | Not naming Sacan, Police spokesman Alper Tore confirmed that a 37-year-old woman is in custody over the death of her son. |