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SIERRA'S BODY TAKEN TO ARMENIAN CHURCH IN ISTANBUL
22:07 ~U 04.02.13
American Sarai Sierra's family collected her body today from the
Forensic Medicine Institute following the post-mortem. Her body was
taken away to the Armenian church, Surp Yerrortutyun, The Hurriyet
Daily News reports.
The Institution of Forensic Medicine released Sierra's body earlier
today. Preliminary autopsy results from Sarai Sierra's body hint the
cause of death was a single blow to the head.
There was no evidence of sexual assault, according to initial reports.
However, the full autopsy report will reportedly be announced in
three months time.
Police forces are continuing their search for those responsible
for the murder of the 33-year-old American Sarai Sierra, with units
focusing on the Istanbul site where her body was found on Feb. 2,
10 days after she went missing.
Crime scene investigators arrived on the scene early this morning,
accompanied by security officials and unit dogs. Fatih Municipality
cleared out the bushes in the area to make the search easier for
officials, according to Anatolia news agency.
Sierra's body was found in Sarayburnu, 13 days after she went missing
on Jan. 21, with evidence of head injuries. Her jewelry was still on
her, but her tablet computer and smart phone were gone. A blanket was
found nearby, hinting at a different crime scene from where Sierra
was carried off to Sarayburnu.
Her body was sent to Istanbul forensic medical teams for an autopsy on
the evening of Feb. 2. She was killed with a single blow to the head,
the Istanbul Public Security Branch Office confirmed earlier yesterday.
Some 260 policemen searched for Sierra using Istanbul's city cameras
after she was reported lost on Jan. 25, he said.
http://tert.am/en/news/2013/02/04/sierra/
22:07 ~U 04.02.13
American Sarai Sierra's family collected her body today from the
Forensic Medicine Institute following the post-mortem. Her body was
taken away to the Armenian church, Surp Yerrortutyun, The Hurriyet
Daily News reports.
The Institution of Forensic Medicine released Sierra's body earlier
today. Preliminary autopsy results from Sarai Sierra's body hint the
cause of death was a single blow to the head.
There was no evidence of sexual assault, according to initial reports.
However, the full autopsy report will reportedly be announced in
three months time.
Police forces are continuing their search for those responsible
for the murder of the 33-year-old American Sarai Sierra, with units
focusing on the Istanbul site where her body was found on Feb. 2,
10 days after she went missing.
Crime scene investigators arrived on the scene early this morning,
accompanied by security officials and unit dogs. Fatih Municipality
cleared out the bushes in the area to make the search easier for
officials, according to Anatolia news agency.
Sierra's body was found in Sarayburnu, 13 days after she went missing
on Jan. 21, with evidence of head injuries. Her jewelry was still on
her, but her tablet computer and smart phone were gone. A blanket was
found nearby, hinting at a different crime scene from where Sierra
was carried off to Sarayburnu.
Her body was sent to Istanbul forensic medical teams for an autopsy on
the evening of Feb. 2. She was killed with a single blow to the head,
the Istanbul Public Security Branch Office confirmed earlier yesterday.
Some 260 policemen searched for Sierra using Istanbul's city cameras
after she was reported lost on Jan. 25, he said.
http://tert.am/en/news/2013/02/04/sierra/