Story By: Feza Uzay, Sub-Editor: Marija Stojkoska, Agency: Newsflash
The father of the little boy who said “Daddy, I’m sorry” as he was strangled to death by his parent has committed suicide in prison.
Ismail Kilincer, 32, told cops he murdered Huseyin, 10, to “send him to Heaven while he was still without sin” during the horrific incident in Turkey.
The dad had reportedly been feeling guilty about his own lifestyle, and wanted to prevent his son from ‘temptation’.
He told officers he decided to kill the child, “a pure soul who had never done any wrong”, before he could “grow up to be like me”.
He said the little boy had looked him in the face after he had apologised for what he was about to do and had kissed him back, saying: “Daddy, I’m sorry too”.
The shocking incident took place in the district of Karatay in the Turkish province of Konya at around 7pm on 8th March and the man was arrested the same day.
The 32-year-old father had first of all sent his wife Rabia Kilincer, 31, to the shops.
He told police: “Before the incident, I deliberately sent my wife to the market.
“I told my son that I was going to kill him. I apologised to my son, and hugged and kissed him.”
He said he then sat on the boy’s legs and strangled him with his bare hands.
He then locked the door and called the police to say that he had “killed someone”.
When police arrived, they found the boy named Huseyin already dead. His body was taken to Konya City Hospital for an autopsy.
The police said the murder was planned two weeks in advance, and quoted the boy’s father as also saying: “I have sinned a lot and I will go to Hell. My son would go on to sin as he grew older too. The longer a person lives, the more they sin.
“I didn’t want my son to fall into temptation as he grew up and become like me.
“I wanted to send him to Heaven while he was still without sin.”
After his arrest, his defence lawyer had complained that he was mentally ill and he was sent for an examination at the Adana Mental and Neurological Diseases Hospital, who said he was in good mental health and responsible for his actions.
As a result, he was sent back to Adana Prison where he has now killed himself by hanging.
Kilincer’s body has already been buried in the northwestern Turkish province of Istanbul.
