65 year old accused of pushing 23 year old wife off balcony

KUTAHYA - Doğan News Agency

Mevlüt Sarıyıldız and Kevser Sarıyıldız, his wife, were reportedly arguing in their home when they moved out to the balcony. DHA photo

A 65-year-old man in the Aegean province of Kütahya has been released after accusations that he threw his 23-year-old wife off a balcony landed him in court.

Mevlüt Sarıyıldız and Kevser Sarıyıldız, his wife, were reportedly arguing in their home when they moved out to the balcony. The wife then fell over the edge of the balcony, after which she was taken to a nearby hospital, where she reportedly accused her husband of pushing her.

Mevlut Sarıyıldız was taken into custody following the incident and then sent to court. He denied all accusations and claimed that his wife had lost her balance during the argument, which had caused her fall. A local prosecutor released him after a trial.

The couple was married in a religious ceremony after Mevlut Sarıyıldız paid the dowry to his spouse’s parents in 2005. The couple have one child, a son, born in 2006.