Report reveals footage showing blood traces in Nadira Kadirova's room

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New footage revealed about domestic worker Nadira Kadirova's suspicious death in a ruling party lawmaker's home indicates that "there was a fight in Kadirova's room," according to the family's attorney.

23-year-old Kadirova from Uzbekistan was found dead on September 23, 2019 in the house of Şirin Ünal, an MP from the Justice and Development Party (AKP). She was claimed to have shot herself dead with Ünal's weapon. The prosecutor's office had concluded that there was a lack of grounds for legal action.

The footage recorded on the day of Kadirova's death by crime scene investigation teams has been revealed by daily BirGün. It shows a flower pot fallen to the ground, an upstood coffee table and an overturned lampshade, a couple of bags, as well as traces of blood in several places of the room. 

Şirin Ünal's daughter, Duygu Ünal, is also seen in the footage.

Here is the footage released by BirGün:

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Şirin Ünal’ın kızı Duygu Ünal da olay yeri inceleme ekipleriyle beraber Nadira'nın yaşamını yitirdiği odada

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İlyas Doğan, the attorney of the Kadirova family, said the footage made him think that a fight occurred in the room.

"There are blood puddles in three different places and all three places are distanced from one another. While blood is seen on three different areas on the carpet, there is also blood on the quilt on the bed," he told BirGün.

"Also, AKP deputy Şirin Ünal's daughter is seen accompanying the crime scene investigation team, the members of the Security Directorate. This is completely against procedures. Because, in the simplest terms, she was also in the building at the moment of the death and she couldn't accompany the crime scene investigation teams, she should be kept outside. Also, Duygu Ünal or another person entering the room and walking around will cause an important confusion of evidence," he added.

He further said that people who may be involved in the incident are not allowed in such places according to the procedures.

What happened?

23-year-old Nadira Kadirova from Uzbekistan was a domestic worker caring for the ill wife of Şirin Ünal, an İstanbul MP for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).

Kadirova was found dead in Ünal's house on September 23, 2019.

It was alleged that she committed suicide with Ünal's weapon. The post-mortem procedures of Kadirova were followed by Ünal's chauffeur and the procedures that usually take longer were completed in a few days. After this swift post-mortem examination, the deceased body of Kadirova was sent to her home country and laid to rest there.

The death of Kadirova was found suspicious. While women kept asking "What happened to Nadira?" on social media, the MPs of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and Felicity Party (SP) brought the issue to the Parliamentary agenda.

In March 2020, the prosecutor's office gave a decision of non-prosecution.

In June 2020, the Kadirova family made an individual application to the Constitutional Court against the dismissal of the investigation. (TP/VK)