A woman who stabbed her husband to death while he was beating her mercilessly has been released from prison after judges scrapped her original 13-year jail sentence.

Accused Izel Erdeve, 27, had originally been imprisoned for causing death by “willful injury” during a fight with her violent husband, 47-year-old Okan Erdeve.

But judges in Turkey have let her walk free after reducing her sentence twice, first to three years and three months and then to two years, eight months and 15 days.

Her first reduction came after judges agreed she has only stabbed her husband because of “unjust provocation”.

Now her sentence has been reduced further because of her good behaviour at her trial.

Under Turkish law, a ‘good conduct’ reduction can be applied at the discretion of the judge.

Also known as ‘reputation discount’, the defendant’s background and how he or she acted after the crime was committed and during the trial are all taken into account for the time that can be taken off a defendant’s sentence.

Erdeve had ditched a wife and two children to marry Izel but was constantly accusing her of flirting with other men and accusing her of cheating on him, according to local media.

The jealous rages did not stop after they had a child together four years ago.

The deadly row happened when the couple was having breakfast, on 30th June 2021, and he spotted her on social media.

He accused her again of having an affair and started beating her.

Izel ran to the window and screamed for help from people on the street, according to local media.

She begged him to stop and told him she thought she was going to die, and at one point grabbed a knife to defend herself.

As her husband’s merciless attack continued she plunged the knife into his chest.

The panicked woman, who said she had never intended to kill him, then called emergency services and attempted to plug the wound with a tampon.

Medics who arrived at the family home in the district of Cukurova in the south-eastern Turkish province of Adana found that the woman had managed to drag the man to the elevator where he was struggling for breath.

He was taken by ambulance to the Adana City Training and Research Hospital but later died from his injuries.

Izel said: “We were constantly arguing because he said I spent too much time on my social media accounts on my phone. He was jealous and often beat me, thinking that I was talking to other men.

“But I really regret what happened. I loved him. I didn’t want it to be like this.”

She told the 12th High Criminal Court during her trial: “I always forgave him. I waited a long time for it to get better.”

She added: “I constantly wanted to fix it, but there was no cure. I was always forgiving because I loved him. I am innocent. I demand my release and acquittal.”

Okan Erdeve’s brother and father, on the other hand, had demanded that the accused be punished.