Teenage woman, 19, 'escapes from kidnappers who had tortured her' by throwing herself from a first-floor window – smashing into a car before landing
A teenager has made a dramatic escape by jumping out of a window after allegedly being kidnapped and tortured.
Footage of the moment shows the 19-year-old woman dangling her legs from a high window before jumping from the building in the Turkish city of Antalya on Thursday.
The young woman, named in local media as Sirin N.E., hit a parked car before landing on the pavement, sending shocked onlookers rushing to help her.
Before the jump, passersby, not understanding she was allegedly in danger, tried to urge her to go back inside and called police. Sirin had been screaming for help before making the 30ft drop.
A teenager has made a dramatic escape after allegedly being kidnapped and tortured by jumping out of a window
The 19-year-old woman jumped from the building in the Turkish city of Antalya on Thursday
The young woman, named in local media as Sirin N.E., hit a parked car before landing roughly on the pavement, sending shocked onlookers rushing to help her
Sirin survived the fall, but was seriously injured and pictures show her wearing a neck brace and being carried away on a stretcher by paramedics. She was taken to hospital for treatment.
She alleges men from Iran kidnapped and tortured her, saying 'they tried to sell me'.
Sahin Iyidilli, who witnessed Sirin's jump, told Turkish news site Haberler: 'I was sitting in the kitchen when I heard shouting outside. When I looked out the window, I heard her yelling "I want to die"'.
Sirin survived the fall, but was seriously injured and pictures show her wearing a neck brace and being carried away on a stretcher by paramedics
She was taken to hospital for treatment and her current condition is not known
Sirin alleges men from Iran kidnapped and tortured her, saying 'they tried to sell me'. A police investigation is ongoing
'We tried to convince her not to jump, but she wouldn't listen,' another witness, Yilmaz Aktas, said. 'Officers arrived, but I don't think she believed they were police.'
'I think she jumped out of fear. She said she had been tortured. She was asking for help,' he said.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing and Sirin's current condition is not known.
Sirin dangled her legs from the window before making the 10-metre jump
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