A murder charge against a wife has been dropped after two experts found she may have been acting involuntarily due to a sleep disorder.
Ilknur Caliskan was charged with murder after stabbing Serdar, her husband of 25 years, while the couple were camping with friends near Colbinane, north of Melbourne, on September 30, 2023.
The 50-year-old died at the scene despite efforts of paramedics.
Ms Caliskan maintained she was asleep when the incident unfolded and was released on bail mid last year to attend a sleep facility for expert testing in Sydney.
The case returned to the Supreme Court of Victoria on Tuesday morning as prosecutor Daryl Brown formally announced the murder charge was being discontinued.
Ms Caliskan, who was not required to attend the hearing, was discharged by Judicial Register Tim Freeman.
Previously the court was told the defence sleep expert opined she was experiencing a sleep disorder and not acting in a conscious or voluntary manner when her husband was killed.
A second expert, engaged by the prosecution, could not exclude a sleep disorder.
Ms Caliskan’s trial was set to begin on March 31.
More to come.
https://thewest.com.au/news/ilknur-caliskan-wifes-murder-charge-dropped-after-sleep-disorder-finding-over-serdar-caliskan-death-c-17606133
