Son of British woman killed by her gardener describes how he pleaded with gunman not to shoot during murderous rampage in Turkey

The son of a British woman shot dead on holiday in Turkey said he pleaded with the gunman not to shoot him. Alex Bury, 24, whose mother, Catherine Anne Bury, was killed on Monday morning, said he tried to reason with alleged attacker, Veli Acar, before he opened fire on Ms Bury, 56. Speaking from his bed in Mugla University Hospital, Mr Bury, 24, said he recognised the gunman as Acar, their gardener, who was said to have been in a relationship with Miss Bury. He claimed Acar had threatened the family earlier that weekend but was later released by police and returned, armed, to the Bury villa in the resort of Dalyan at around 5am on Monday.

Mr Bury, who was being treated for a leg injury, told The Times : 'I tried to reason with him. 'I told him it didn't have to be this way. '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.' Miss Bury reportedly ran up three flights of stairs and bolted herself into the bathroom. But Mr Acar shot off the lock before shooting her four times as she cowed on the floor.

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