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West Haven cops: Man shoots wife, then himself
WEST HAVEN — Neighbors in this quiet working-class community say Selami Ozdemir often beat his wife, but they never imaged he would kill her. But police believe that is what happened early this morning. The house was a crime scene today as police investigated the death of Ozdemir and his wife, Shengyl Rasim, in an apparent murder-suicide. story continues @ NHRegister.com -
Man arrested for domestic violence day before West Haven murder-suicide
WEST HAVEN — Police say a man apparently killed his wife and then himself early Sunday, a day after he was arrested for domestic violence and released after posting a $25,000 bond.
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Task force looks at Conn. murder-suicide
HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers plan to review an apparent murder-suicide in West Haven in an effort to strengthen domestic violence laws.
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West Haven Murder-Suicide: Could it have been prevented?
WEST HAVEN — When Shengyl Rasim came to America eight years ago with her Turkish husband, she was a teenage newlywed with hopes for a bright future. But instead, Rasim found herself entrenched in a fiery marriage with a man 17 years her senior who police believe fatally shot her early Sunday before turning the gun on himself.
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Autopsy reports confirm West Haven murder-suicide
WEST HAVEN — Autopsy reports confirmed Tuesday what police suspected all along: Selami Ozdemir fatally shot his wife early Sunday and then turned the gun on himself.
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Prosecutor to probe West Haven murder-suicide
By Abbe Smith, Register Staff WEST HAVEN — State’s Attorney Kevin D. Lawlor announced Thursday that his office will be conducting a probe into the events surrounding a domestic dispute that ended in a murder-suicide over the weekend.
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State examines West Haven murder-suicide
By Abbe Smith, Register Staff WEST HAVEN — The state’s attorney’s office will investigate how the Police Department handled a domestic dispute that culminated in a murder-suicide over the weekend.
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Is the law tough enough? Domestic violence eyed after murder-suicide
By Abbe Smith, Register Staff Police may never know exactly what drove Selami Ozdemir to fatally shoot his wife and end his own life with the same gun. Members of West Haven’s Turkish community, of which Ozdemir and Shengyl Rasim were a part, said the couple had a tumultuous relationship, often fighting about her role as a wife.
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Conn. task force holds off West Haven probe
HARTFORD (AP) — A Connecticut legislative task force that's discussing ways to improve domestic violence laws is holding off from examining a West Haven murder-suicide. Rep. Mae Flexer says the case remains under investigation. Once that's complete, she says the House Speaker's Task Force on Domestic Violence will decide whether to look into the Jan. 17 incident.
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New arrest made in W. Haven murder-suicide
By Abbe Smith, Register Staff WEST HAVEN — Police arrested a man Friday who they say provided the gun used in this month’s murder-suicide involving a Turkish couple. Police say the man, Torun Okten, 42, of Waterbury, was a longtime friend of Selami Ozdemir and gave him the 9 mm gun that Ozdemir eventually used to fatally shoot his wife and then himself early Jan. 17.
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For New Haven police, a new domestic violence tool
By William Kaempffer, Register Staff NEW HAVEN — City police will be armed with information and a digital camera as part of a program designed to help both victims of domestic violence and the prosecutors who handle their cases in court.
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Handgun owner went to police in West Haven murder-suicide (with doc)
By Abbe Smith, Register Staff WEST HAVEN — Detectives investigating last month’s murder-suicide involving a Turkish couple got a break in the case when a man called police inquiring about the gun used in the killings. According to the arrest warrant affidavit, Torun Okten called police Jan. 17, identified himself as a longtime friend of Selami Ozdemir, and asked if...
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West Haven murder-suicide report released (document)
By Register Staff The Ansonia-Milford State’s Attorney’s Office today released the findings of the agency’s investigation into a Jan. 17 murder-suicide in West Haven, a report that calls for changes in the way domestic violence cases are handled in Connecticut and points out “troubling revelations” in how the tragedy occurred.
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