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CCTV footage of the incident captured the man hitting a defenseless woman on the head without mercy.
“The man was beating his wife. She was crying and screaming. Then a passer-by knocked him down,” one witness stated.
Another said: “It was terrifying. The woman was yelling the place down. She was trying to protect herself. This kind of violence in unacceptable.”
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The pair, who are believed to be divorced, had just attended a hearing at Istanbul Court of Justice when the assault occurred.
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The man, identified as Mehmet T., was later arrested.
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It is unclear where exactly the footage was taken.
