Turkish barber's appeal against murder conviction dismissed

An appeal brought by a Turkish barber against the murder conviction he received for stabbing his partner to death in front of their 21-month-old son has been dismissed by the Court of Criminal Appeal.

In February 2008 Hadim Kedik (aged 34), a Turkish national with an address at Connolly Street, Clonakilty, Co Cork, was found guilty of murdering mother of three Rose Patterson.

The court heard that, between April 11 and 12, 2007 Kedik stabbed her eight times leaving her to bleed to death in front of their son while he cut his own throat and wrists.

He was jailed for life by Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy. Kedik denied murdering Ms Patterson, and appealed against his conviction.

Today the CCA comprised of Mr Justice Nial Fennelly, sitting with Mr Justice Declan Budd, and Mr Justice John MacMenamin dismissed Kedik's appeal against his conviction.

Blaise O'Carroll SC for Kedik said that the appeal was being brought on one single ground that given the weight of evidence the jury's verdict of guilty of murder was perverse.

Opposing the appeal Mr John O'Kelly for the DPP said this was an exceptionally strong case and there was nothing perverse in the jury's verdict.

Counsel said that after her body was recovered from the apartment it was revealed that Kedik was in possession of a mobile phone, which he had used to call Turkey.

Dismissing the appeal Mr Justice Niall Fennelly said that the court was satisfied that the jury was entitled to convict Kedik of murder based on the evidence before it.

At the end of the day the CCA held that the proper translations of what was written by Kedik was a matter for the jury.