UK lets killer stay to avoid Turkish family revenge

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A Turkish immigrant who fatally stabbed his wife has been granted permission to stay in the UK after successfully arguing that he could face violent retribution from his wife’s relatives if sent back to Turkey.

According to the Mail on Sunday, a tribunal judge ruled in favor of the convicted murderer, who entered Britain unlawfully in 2001. The man, identified only as “KD” due to court restrictions, remained in the country despite having his initial asylum application rejected.

In 2005, KD violently attacked his wife, stabbing her ten times in a fit of rage triggered by her online communications with another man and her choice of clothing, which he deemed inappropriate.

Meet Judge Jonathan Perkins

He recently granted asylum to an illegal immigrant from Turkey who murdered his own wife.

In 2012 he gave asylum to a Sudanese migrant who RAPED a 12-year-old girl. Even though the rapist’s probation officers found that he presented some risk to… pic.twitter.com/QQr4XI7miH

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During proceedings at the Old Bailey, where KD received a life sentence with a minimum 12-year term, family members testified that he regularly abused his wife. They described how he felt “provoked” and “belittled” due to his inability to father children, and revealed that his wife had intended to leave the marriage because of his infertility.

The Home Office attempted to remove KD from Britain, citing his presence as a threat to public safety. Officials emphasized that the Parole Board had evaluated him as presenting a “medium to high risk of serious harm to known adults.”

Judge Jonathan Perkins dismissed these security concerns, citing KD’s clean record since his release. The judge also accepted the defense team’s argument that KD could face deadly retaliation from his deceased wife’s family in Turkey. His lawyers presented evidence of two relatives who had been killed in similar revenge-motivated “blood feud” incidents.

A Turkish illegal immigrant who stabbed his wife to death has been allowed to stay in the UK – because he might face backlash in Turkey for his brutal behaviour.

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— Sam Bidwell (@sam_bidwell) February 23, 2025

This isn’t the first time Judge Perkins has made controversial deportation decisions. In 2012, he allowed an Afghan migrant who admitted to killing people while serving with the Taliban to remain in Britain. That same year, he ruled against deporting a Sudanese asylum seeker who had raped a 12-year-old girl in the UK, determining that returning him to Sudan could endanger his life.