Turkey Shooting: Son 'Pleaded With Gunman'

The son of a British woman who was shot dead in Turkey has described how he pleaded with the gunman to stop the attack.

Alex Bury, whose mother Catherine Anne Bury was killed on Monday morning, said he tried to reason with alleged gunman Veli Acar before he opened fire on the 56-year-old.

Mr Bury and his grandmother Cecilia Bury were also shot, but survived.

Ms Bury was shot as she cowered in the bathroom

Speaking from his bed in Mugla University Hospital, Mr Bury, 24, told The Times he recognised the gunman as Acar, their gardener who was said to have been in a relationship with his mother.

Acar had apparently threatened the family earlier that weekend, but was later released by the police and returned with a pump-action shotgun to the Bury family's villa in the resort of Dalyan.

Mr Bury, who was shot in the leg, said: "I tried to reason with him. I told him it didn't have to be this way.

Alex Bury is recovering in hospital after the shooting

"He lifted the gun to his shoulder and gestured for me to go through to my mother and grandmother's room. They had heard me talking and had locked themselves in the room."

Acar is alleged to have gunned down Ms Bury as she cowered in the villa bathroom.

The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism confirmed the death of Ms Bury, who lived in the North Yorkshire village of Swainby.

Ms Bury's mother, who is in her 80s, has been discharged after treatment.

The alleged gunman was the gardener at the villa

Acar is said to have given himself up after the shooting and is due in court.

The ministry said: "The chief suspect has been arrested and is currently under custody, while a full investigation is under way."

Ms Bury, who trained as a midwife, had been working for an oil company in Dubai in a health role.

Her son worked at a North Yorkshire hotel, the Cleveland Tontine, after taking a year out of university, but is hoping to restart his studies in medicine.

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