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Femicide incidents in Cyprus
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In mid-September 2026, two separate femicide incidents were reported in Cyprus within a single week. On September 12, a 35-year-old woman, Rukiye Tunçer, Tunçer was killed by her husband husband, 41-year-old Seydi Ahmet Tunçer, on the Güzelyurt-Lefkoşa Highway. Following Around 18:45, while traveling toward Lefkoşa, a verbal argument, argument led to the couple’s vehicle lost losing control and near the Alayköy Industrial Zone. The vehicle struck a concrete wall before traveling and traveled approximately 110 meters into a field. During the altercation, the suspect allegedly used a spiral seat-brushing tool to strike the victim Tunçer in the head. head multiple times. The suspect surrendered to police at the scene and confessed to the crime. crime; investigators have seized the tool as evidence. On September 13, a second incident occurred in the Gerolakkos area on near the Morphou-Nicosia road. A 35-year-old woman was killed following a dispute with her husband, who 41-year-old husband while traveling in a vehicle. The vehicle reportedly veered off the road into a field, where the suspect allegedly used struck the woman in the head with an electric cutting tool to strike her in found inside the head. vehicle. The suspect provided a self-incriminating statement, and the Nicosia District Court ordered his a three-day detention pending further investigation and an autopsy. The recent surge in violence, including a prior case on September 7 in Agios Georgios of Karpasia, has prompted public outcry and calls from citizens and organizations for increased action against domestic violence and strengthened protection measures.
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