Tuesday 6 April 2010

Young Mum Gunned Down On Doorstep


This is the face of a young Turkish mum assassinated on her mother’s East London doorstep when a gunman now being hunted by police shot her in the chest at point blank range.

Gulistan Subasi, 26, was visiting family on the Kingsmead Estate, Kingsmead Way, Homerton to celebrate her son’s sixth birthday and was due to return to Turkey in a few days.

She was pronounced dead at the scene, just after 8.30 p.m. on March 22 and a post-mortem gave the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the chest.

Detective Chief Inspector Jackie Sebire of the Homicide and Serious Crime Command, who is leading the investigation said: “Ms Subasi was callously shot at close range after answering a knock on the door to her mother's flat, which is reached via an alleyway off Kingsmead Way.

"As she collapsed on the doorstep, her killer made off from the scene along Kingsmead Way, heading towards Meeson Street E5.

"The suspect is described as male, approximately 6ft tall, of slim build, wearing a light coloured hooded top (worn with hood up), light coloured trousers, and a rucksack/drawstring bag on his back.

“His face may have been covered and he may have been wearing gloves.

"I appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time of the shooting, including anyone who was inside or close to Aysal Food Market, situated below the flat, who may have seen or heard anything suspicious to contact us.”

Late on March 24 a 27 year-old man was arrested in connection with the inquiry and taken to a north London police station and later bailed to return pending further inquiries.

The man arrested is believed to be the former partner of Ms Subasi and according to local reports he was arrested as he arrived back into the UK from abroad.

Ms Subasi had moved to Turkey following a divorce from her husband in 2006.

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