Turkish Suspect: I Sniffed Glue, Hit NYC Mom in Head

Confesses in murder of Sarai Sierra
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Mar 18, 2013 12:22 PM CDT
Turkish Suspect: I Sniffed Glue, Hit NYC Mom in Head
Police officers escort a Turkish man identified only as Ziya T., suspected of killing New York City woman Sarai Sierra, outside a security office in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, March 18, 2013.   (AP Photo)

The suspect detained yesterday in the murder of Sarai Sierra has confessed, police say. Ziya T., whom the New York Post describes as a transient, says he "had sniffed a lot of glue" and then hit Sierra, a tourist from New York, "with something heavy. I came back in the morning and she was dead." Police released a 30-second video clip of his confession, in which he also says he doesn't remember much of the incident. Authorities say Sierra died after being hit in the head with a brick. (More Sarai Sierra stories.)

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