‘Grabbed knife from his hands’

A Turkish ultra-nationalist who modelled himself on the star of a TV drama was prevented from murdering his wife after his daughter dramatically intervened

Dilaver Bellikli [source: Facebook]

Dilavet Bellikli [source: Facebook]

Police said the woman’s life was saved by the couple’s adult daughter, whose quick thinking saw her grab the blade of the knife. She later required surgery for the cuts to her hands.

On Tuesday Bellikli was sentenced at Wood Green Crown Court to 16 years imprisonment for attempted murder and a further two years for grievous bodily harm. The sentences will run concurrently.

His wife, who declined to be named, said she hoped his conviction would encourage other Turkish women in Britain to come forward if they are being abused.

DAUGHTER GRABBED THE BLADE

During his trial, the court had heard that an argument broke out and shouting was heard from the family home in Hackney at around 2 am on Saturday 7 February.

Their grown-up daughters who were upstairs at the time suddenly heard a loud scream from their mother.

They ran downstairs to find Bellikli was strangling his wife, so they pushed him to one side to try and protect their mother. Bellikli, who was armed with a knife, pulled it out from his waistband and pointed it at his wife.

Fearing for her mother’s safety, one of the daughters was quick to react and grabbed the blade of the knife. In doing so, she received cuts to her hands.

SIX STAB WOUNDS

This did not stop Bellikli and he went on to stab his wife in the upper body. Despite receiving cuts to her hands, the same daughter tried again to grab the knife off her father. Bellikli then stabbed his wife several times more before fleeing the scene.

Police were called by neighbours, who were alerted by the screams coming from the house.

Both Bellikli’s daughter and wife, who was stabbed once in the leg and five times in her upper body, were taken to hospital for their injuries.

Bellikli himself fled to his brother’s home in Edmonton, where he was arrested at 4.30am.

APPEAL TO TURKISH WOMEN

Detective Constable Simon Johnston, from Hackney borough, said: “The events which took place that day could have been worse had it not been for the heroic actions of the two young women as they tried to prevent their mother from coming to further harm,” said Simon Johnston, a detective constable from Hackney.

“They were faced with a frightening situation and their actions most probably saved their mother’s life and their bravery must be commended.

“Bellikli was supposed to protect his family not harm them, but in a fit of rage he went onto inflict a number of injuries to both his wife and one of his daughters.

“We welcome the sentence that has been handed down today as it truly reflects the seriousness of the offence and Bellikli will now spend a considerable amount of time behind bars.”

Bellikli’s wife, who has refused requests to be interviewed, said: “I’m happy with the sentence that has been given today. I would encourage any woman, especially those within the Turkish community to come forward and speak to the authorities if they are being subjected to any kind of abuse.

“Don’t remain in silence; there are people who are willing to help.”

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Ultra nationalist on Facebook

Dilavet Bellikli’s Facebook profile, which was still publicly available on Wednesday, is adorned with Turkish nationalist symbols.

Dilaver Bellikli appears to have modelled himself on the fictional Turkish secret agent Polat Alemdar on Facebook

It appeared to indicate he was a supporter of Turkish far-right leaders, as shared numerous photographs of figures including Alpaslan Türkeş and Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu.

He was also a fan of the popular television drama Valley of the Wolves, which depicts the exploits of a shadowy Turkish gang.

Photographs he shared on the social networking site depict him dressed to resemble the show’s lead character Polat Alemdar, a Turkish agent attempting to infiltrate the Turkish mafia.

Bellikli’s own photos show him wearing a dark suit with an open-collared shirt, and never smiling.

Under one photograph depicting Alemdar, one of Bellikli’s friends commented “did you have plastic surgery”. Bellikli replied underneath: “Hi bruv … u now wat l woudn realy mind if l had a plastic surgeon of polat alemdar than wb clean em some pgs outhere.”

Other images shared on the site include phrases popularly associated with Turkish nationalism, including “If the world wants peace, it must recognise Turkish sovereignty’.