Overview

• Yunus Cosgun, 58, was convicted of murdering his ex-partner Patricia Gomit in June 2022 in Deux-Sèvres, France, and sentenced to 30 years in prison with a 20-year minimum period of incarceration.
• The victim, Patricia Gomit, had filed a police complaint in May 2022, reporting death threats and expressing fear for her safety, but the case was dismissed due to insufficient evidence.
• Prosecutors characterized the crime as a 'surmeurtre,' a particularly violent act intended to dehumanize the victim, and had sought a life sentence for Cosgun.
• Cosgun, who has a history of 13 prior convictions, denied responsibility throughout the trial, offering inconsistent accounts and claiming he was abducted by unknown individuals on the day of the murder.
• The victim's family and their legal representatives criticized the handling of her initial complaint, with plans to pursue legal action against the state for perceived failures in protecting her.