COPS have reopened their investigation into the death of a glam model who mysteriously fell from a balcony after making a shocking discovery.
Semanur Arslan, 27, was previously thought to have taken her own life but cops now believe the suicide note on her phone was fake – and said an autopsy found male DNA under her fingernails.
NewsflashSemanur Arslan fell to her death from a balcony[/caption]
NewsflashPicture shows the farewell message cops believe to be fake[/caption]
The horse riding instructor fell from a 43rd-floor flat in Turkey’s Cankaya district on October 20 last year.
Prosecutors issued a non-prosecution decision in May citing a lack of evidence.
The autopsy report stated the cause of death was internal or external bleeding and the text – considered to be a farewell letter – was treated as evidence of suicide.
But Arslan’s family rejected their daughter had taken her own life prompting a new probe into the cause of her death.
The court concluded the first investigation had been incomplete and ordered police to carry out a full review of the phones, re-interview the main suspects and family members.
They also tested the male DNA found under her fingernails against known samples.
It also said the so-called farewell message had never been traced to any device or social-media account and that its source must be identified.
The ministry’s objection stated: “Calling a taxi, packing her belongings and placing them in the living room are not preparations that a person contemplating suicide would make.
“The investigation was closed without the necessary and sufficient work being done.”
The family’s lawyer, Can Lafci, said the ruling had given the family new hope.
He said: “The court’s decision has given the family hope that the investigation will now be carried out properly.
“They have said from the beginning that the case was closed before all the evidence was checked, and this ruling has proved them right.”
He also pointed out that key evidence such as DNA analysis, phone data and witness interviews had been mishandled or ignored.
Semanur’s mother, Elif Karaca, also rejected any suggestion that her daughter took her own life, saying: “Where would my daughter go barefoot? Why would my daughter go down to the parking lot? My daughter doesn’t have a car.
“If my daughter did something like that, why would she call a taxi to go home? My daughter couldn’t come home. They didn’t let her come back.
“She was full of life. My daughter never committed suicide.”
Following the court’s findings, the case has been sent back for reinvestigation.
No arrest warrants have been issued to date and the investigation is being reopened.
NewsflashIt is unclear how she died but an autopsy found male DNA under her fingernails[/caption]
NewsflashArslan’s family said there’s no way she would have taken her own life[/caption]
newsXThe horseriding teacher was just 27 when she died[/caption]
NewsflashThe autopsy report stated the cause of death was internal or external bleeding and the text[/caption]