Inquest into Kennedy's murder begins, he was electrocuted to death court heard
Kennedy Taomwabwa Dede, 28, an Architecture student at the Eastern Mediterranean University in Famagusa was kidnapped from his residence in Famagusta by some Turkish Cypriot gang members on January, 29, 2018 and taken to the Çanakkale lake in the outskirt of the city where he was seriously beaten and killed.
Following the incident, 7 suspects namely; Ozan Korkurt, 18, Zekeriya Founder, 22, Burcu Çelik, 16, Onur Körkurt, 21, Simge Dağdur, 17, Aydan Sel and Nidai Şanlı, 28 were arrested in connection with the murder and charged to court for murder, human abduction and serious assault.
Police investigation later revealed that Kennedy was murdered over 1000TL loan.
Two of the suspects were released on bail while the other five were sent to prison until trial.
The first hearing into the murder was discussed on Friday.
The five detained suspects, Nidai Şanlı, 28, Ozan Körkurt, 18, Onur Körkurt, 21, SD, 17 and Zekeriya founder, 22 were brought to court under heavy security measure to face trial.
Prosecutor, Hasan Bosniak, who was carrying out the case in the name of the Prosecutor General's Office, invited his first witness to the court and presented to the court 44 of the total 72 orders during the trial.
A two minutes and 39 seconds video of Dede laying dead on the side of the lake with half-naked body, was shown on a CD and presented to the court.
It was revealed in court that Kennedy was electrocuted to death with an electric appliance by the gang.
The next hearing will be held on October 19, 2018.
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