He got suspicious because his wife opened the door late! He stabbed his friend, whom he caught under the kitchen counter.

The incident took place on April 22 at around 12:00 in a detached house in Gülpınar District of Seyhan district. Allegedly, Ahmed al-Melhem (27), a Syrian national who works as a daily worker, returned home for lunch. Ahmed el-Melhem became suspicious of S.Ç. (26), the mother of his two children, opening the door late and half-naked, and searched the rooms.

HE FOUND HIS FRIEND UNDER THE COUNTER

Entering the kitchen, Ahmed el-Melhem found his friend Memduh S. (25) trying to hide under the counter. Ahmed el-Melhem, who thought his wife was cheating on him, beat Memduh S. and stabbed him in the leg and hip with the bread knife he took from the counter.

HE WARNED THEM NOT TO MEET

Suspect Ahmed el-Melhem, his wife S.Ç. He said that he and Memduh S. were constantly talking on the phone and that he warned them both not to meet. In his statement at the police station, El-Melhem said, “I told Memduh to stay away from my wife and family. The door of the house opened 10 minutes after the knock. My wife was wearing only a t-shirt and no underwear. “When I saw Memduh under the counter, I stabbed him in a fit of anger,” he said. Al-Melhem, who was referred to the courthouse after his procedures, was arrested by the court.

Upon notice, police and medical teams were dispatched to the address. Memduh S., who received first aid, was taken to Seyhan State Hospital by ambulance. Teams on patrol under the Seyhan District Police Department caught the suspect with the knife at the scene.

Al-Melhem, who was referred to the courthouse after his procedures, was arrested by the court.