Accused wined and dined after ‘killing’ student
A MAN accused of killing Nigerian national Kennedy Taomwabwa Dede in Gazimağusa in January 2018 ate food and got drunk with his girlfriend while Dede lay dead, a court has heard.
Aydan Sel Kızıltaç told Gazimağusa Assize Court this week that she “fainted” while Mr Dede, 28, was allegedly savagely beaten and electrocutedat Çanakkale reservoir after being “kidnapped” from his house.
Ms Kızıltaç, summoned to give evidence by senior prosecutor Mustafa İldeniz, told the court how she saw Mr Dede “lying face down, half-naked” and that Mr Şanlı “grabbed me by the arm and said, ‘God damn it, get into the car fast.’”
That night the pair “wined and dined” at Mr Şanlı’s house, Ms Kızıltaç told the court, and started to watch a soap opera on TV but Ms Kızıltaç “could not remember what happened” following the opening scenes of the show due to being “under the influence of alcohol”.
“I woke up at three or four the following afternoon,” Ms Kızıltaç said.“I saw that Nidai’s hand was swollen. When I asked what happened to his hand, he told me that he beat up the black person I saw 20 days ago.
“When I enquired what had happened to that person, he replied, ‘he has probably come round by now’.
“Then we left home and paid the internet bill, after which Nidai took me to the reservoir. At first Nidai could not locate the scene [where Mr Dede was left] and phoned [fellow suspect] Onur [Körkurt].
“I then noticed the black person and called Nidai. He told Onur ‘he is dead’. We then picked up Onur from home and drove back to the reservoir.
We saw an ambulance in the distance. It’s lights and sirens were switched off. Nidai said ‘perhaps he is dead’. We saw a crowd and a crime scene examination vehicle pass by us. We were then sure that he was dead.”
Recounting that she then drove Mr Şanlı to a crossing point so that he could cross to South Cyprus, Ms Kızıltaç added that she then returned home in a taxi.
“Nidai told us all to put all the blame on him if we were caught and then he left,” she said.
On Thursday the court heard evidence from a top forensics expert from Turkey, Nadir Toklu, who said he had encountered difficulty analysing DNA found at the crime scene.
“The blood samples taken from the car mats and upholstery matched those of the victim’s samples,” he told the court. In these tests I have observed three [different] DNA [samples] but those of the victim are more dominant.
“To identify DNA a very small amount of blood is sufficient but the soil, water and humidity on [the exhibits] has contaminated the DNA.”
This made it “impossible to identify” anyone from two of the DNA samples as a result, Mr Toklu added. The case continues.