TRABZON — 2006 · Murder
Murder of Father Andrea Santoro
Italian Catholic priest Andrea Santoro was shot dead while praying in the Santa Maria Church in Trabzon on 5 February 2006. The attacker was under 18 at the time and was caught shortly afterwards. On 10 October 2006 the court sentenced him to 18 years, 10 months and 20 days in prison. According to reports, he was released in 2016. Together with other attacks of the period, the killing started a debate in Turkey about violence against minorities and clergy, and was widely covered internationally.
- Date
- 2006
- Place
- Ortahisar, Trabzon
- Category
- Murder
- Case Status
- Solved
- Coordinates
- 41.0040, 39.7270 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 5 February 2006Father Santoro was killed in the Santa Maria Church.
- February 2006The attacker was caught.
- 10 October 2006Sentenced to 18 years 10 months 20 days.
- 2016His release was reported in the press.
Sources
- Wikipedia – Andrea Santoro en.wikipedia.org ↗
- Corriere della Sera – 7 Şubat 2006 corriere.it ↗
- Corriere della Sera
- Vikipedi
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