During the investigative activities, it became known that on January 23, Saiyora stopped communicating with her relatives. The police established that she was last seen entering the house where Durdona Hakimova was later killed. According to Habertürk, surveillance camera footage confirmed that on that day, Ergashalieva entered the building, shortly followed by two suspects in the murder — men from Uzbekistan, D.A.U.T. (31 years old) and G.A.K. (29 years old).
According to media reports, both women and the men lived together in one apartment for a month. It was also revealed that Saiyora had a close relationship with G.A.K.
The cameras recorded how on January 24, the suspects left the house several times with black garbage bags, and then left the building with a white suitcase. According to the police, they called a taxi and headed to the Fatih district, where they disposed of the contents of the suitcase in a trash container, after which they walked to the Marmaray — Yenikapı metro station.
During the interrogation of the suspects, it became known that on January 23, in the apartment where Hakimova was killed, Saiyora Ergashalieva was also murdered, and her body was also dismembered and thrown into trash containers throughout Istanbul, according to Habertürk.
The discovery of the decapitated body of Durdona Hakimova in a trash container on January 24 caused a wide public outcry. The Consulate General of Uzbekistan in Istanbul confirmed that the deceased was 37-year-old Hakimova. Two suspects in her murder were detained while attempting to leave Turkey and fly to Georgia. This brutal crime attracted public attention and sparked protests in Istanbul and Ankara.
