Funda K. born: 1981
attempted murder: 1 July 2015
Location: Marl / NRW
Origin: Turkey
Children: 1 daughter (6 years)
Perpetrator: her husband Ersoy K. (39 years)
Ersoy is an electrical engineer born in Marl. In 2002 he meets his wife Funda, who grew up in Turkey. In 2009 they have a daughter.
Due to domestic violence Funda separates in 2014 and moves with her daughter to Haltern am See. Ersoy is prohibited from approaching Funda. There is a dispute about maintenance payments.
On 1 July 2015 Ersoy will leave for Haltern in spite of an approach ban. In an ice cream parlor he meets his wife and daughter, who immediately drive home. Ersoy follows them and suffocates his wife in the stairwell. Neighbours intervene. Ersoy gets a knife and kidnaps the daughter, who always "belongs" to the father in an islamic family. With her he flees to Italy. Probably with the intention of leaving the EU from there by ferry.
First he confirms to his wife on the phone: "Yes, I wanted to kill you". But then he is convinced by her and the police to return to Germany and to be arrested. The daughter is traumatized.
In January 2016, Ersoy will be sentenced by the jury court in Essen to 5 years and 9 months imprisonment for attempted manslaughter and child abduction.