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Marion Graham and Cathy Dinsmore murders: Turkey trial enters final phase Marion Graham and Cathy Dinsmore murders: Turkey trial enters final phase
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The trial of a Turkish father and son accused of killing two British women on holiday enters its final phase on Wednesday.The trial of a Turkish father and son accused of killing two British women on holiday enters its final phase on Wednesday.
Recep Cetin and his father, Eyup, will face verdicts in the double murder case at a court in the Turkish city of Izmir.Recep Cetin and his father, Eyup, will face verdicts in the double murder case at a court in the Turkish city of Izmir.
The pair are accused of killing County Down women Marion Graham and Cathy Dinsmore who were found stabbed to death near the city in August 2011. The pair are accused of killing Marion Graham and Cathy Dinsmore, from County Down, who were found stabbed to death near the city in August 2011.
The two friends were staying together in the resort town of Kusadasi and the prosecution allege were lured to their deaths in a wooded area outside Izmir by Recep Cetin. The two friends were staying together in the resort town of Kusadasi. The prosecution alleges they were lured to their deaths in a wooded area outside Izmir by Recep Cetin.
He was the boyfriend of Marion Graham's teenage daughter, Shannon, and had pretended to be in his teens himself. However, a series of medical tests following the killings revealed that Recep Cetin had lied about his age and was in fact in his twenties. He tried to claim he was a teenager in order to be tried in a youth court, where he would have potentially got a more lenient sentence. He was the boyfriend of Graham's teenage daughter, Shannon, and had pretended to be in his teens himself. However, a series of medical tests following the killings revealed that Recep Cetin had lied about his age and was in fact in his twenties. He tried to claim he was a teenager in order to be tried in a youth court, where he would have potentially got a more lenient sentence.
His father was also charged with the murders, several months later. His father was also charged with the murders several months later.
Four judges have been hearing the case; there is no jury.Four judges have been hearing the case; there is no jury.
The trial was delayed when Recep Cetin claimed he was psychiatrically ill. Medical examinations showed that he was not.The trial was delayed when Recep Cetin claimed he was psychiatrically ill. Medical examinations showed that he was not.
Recep Cetin has backed up his father's claim of innocence. But a witness, whose identity was kept secret, said she had seen both men at the murder scene.Recep Cetin has backed up his father's claim of innocence. But a witness, whose identity was kept secret, said she had seen both men at the murder scene.
If convicted, the men face potential prison sentences of about 40 years.If convicted, the men face potential prison sentences of about 40 years.
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