Turkey: Man given life sentence for killing Syrian activists
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Turkey's state-run news agency says a court has sentenced a man to life in prison for fatally stabbing a Syrian activist and her U.S.-born journalist daughter.
The bodies of 60-year-old Arouba Barakat and 23-year-old Halla Barakat were discovered in their home in Istanbul in September. Police later arrested a cousin, Ahmet Barakat, who prosecutors charged with murder.
Anadolu Agency said the Istanbul court on Tuesday convicted Barakat of murder and sentenced him to two life terms without parole.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Anadolu said that Barakat initially confessed to killing his cousins after a fight over money, but later denied involvement.
He claimed during Tuesday's hearing that he had been misled by an interpreter who told him he would get a light sentence if he confessed, according to Anadolu.