Aylin/Baha born: 1984
Strangled: April 20, 2009
Residence: Cologne
Origin: Turkey
Children: 1 daughter (age 3 at the time of the crime)
Perpetrator: her husband Zafer K. (at the time of the crime 33 years old)
Zafer was born in Germany and works as an engineer in power systems electronics. At his brother's wedding in Turkey, he meets Aylin (some call her Baha). She studies business administration, but quits and moves to Germany in 2002. In 2005, a joint daughter is born.
The relationship is violent. There are police interventions due to domestic violence. In 2008, the police banish Zafer from their joint apartment for 10 days. Aylin wears long blond hair extensions. There may be a dispute over her chatting on the Internet.
After an argument in April 2009, Zafer strangles his wife in their bedroom. He strangles her with her braid until she is dead. Then he turns himself in to the police. On November 24, 2009, Zafer is sentenced to four years in prison by the Cologne Regional Court. In the sentence, the judge also mentions a knife injury that Aylin inflicted on her husband. Overall, the verdict sees Zafer primarily as a victim of a broken relationship.