A Turkish man in jail for murder has slit his wife 's throat with a fruit knife during a prison conjugal visit . Metin Avci , 33 , and his wife Leyla Avci , 29 , were given a bowl of fruit with a knife for their private meeting at the prison in the city of Sivas , Turkey . But Avci used the knife to cut her throat , before using it to try and take his own life , it was reported . Leyla Avci was killed by her husband at a prison in the city of Sivas ( pictured ) during a conjugal visit . Prison officials allowed the couple , as is customary in Turkey , a several hours-long private meeting in the conjugal room . After failing to take his own life , he was found alive and was immediately hospitalised , the Dogan news agency reported . Already part way through a 15-year sentence for murder , he now faces another murder charge . The pair were meeting under controversial conjugal visit legislation , enacted in 2010 , that allows private visits from anywhere up to 24 hours , AsiaOne reported . Turkish authorities have admitted the country is grappling with the issue of femicide - a hate crime generally considered to mean the killing of women because they are female . The issue rose to prominence in recent weeks after the body of Ozgecan Aslan , 20 , was found burned near woodland in Tarsus . It 's alleged she was killed after trying to stop a man from raping her - triggering protests across Turkey that were attended by thousands . Her death caused outrage particularly because women are frequently killed at the hands of violent men and are seen as having a lower status . This perception was recently inflamed by comments made by the Turkish president who said women were not equal to men .
Metin Avci , 33 , killed his wife during a conjugal visit in the city of Sivas . The couple were given a fruit and a knife during her visit to the Turkish jail . He then turned the knife on himself in a failed attempt to end his life .