Body likely belonging to missing US woman found in Istanbul
10:39, 3 February, 2013
The body of a missing American woman in her thirties was discovered
near the city walls in the Sarayburnu district of Istanbul earlier
today as security forces detained at least 10 people as part of an
investigation into the disappearance of Sarai Sierra, who has been
missing since Jan. 21. As reports Armenpress citing Hürriyet Daily
News , senior police sources said Sierra might have been stabbed to
death in her abdomen and sent her body to the forensics department for
an autopsy.
The victim’s clothing, an extra pair of shoes she was carrying with
her, bottles of alcohol and a broken piece of glass found at the crime
scene were all sent to the Istanbul police department for further
examination. Sierra’s family last made contact with her on Jan. 21,
the day before she was supposed to fly back to the United States. The
33-year-old mother of two had been on vacation alone in Turkey since
Jan. 7. Daily Sabah reported earlier that police believed there might
have been a good chance Sierra was still alive after discovering her
U.S. phone had been activated twice since she was reported missing. A
call was reportedly made using a Skype application on Sierra’s
American phone on Jan. 30, nine days after she was reported missing.
The woman’s phone was turned on once again yesterday, daily Sabah
reported.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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