A police crime scene manager made a horrific discovery in the bin of an Essex bar, finding the severed tongue and genitals of a father who had been tortured to death in a brutal attack linked to a love triangle.
A Grisly Discovery in a Bar Bin
The chilling moment is revealed in a new Channel 4 documentary, Catching a Killer: Buried Truths. Paul Clark, a Crime Scene Manager, is shown looking into a bin at the Barista bar on Duke Street, Chelmsford, after a colleague found the tip of victim Cumali Turhan's tongue and his genitals.
Bruising indicated the 46-year-old's tongue had been forced out and cut while he was still alive. Mr Clark, a former police officer of 30 years, told the programme: "You think you have seen everything but actually you haven't. It's bad enough someone being murdered but actually dismemberment as well, terrible."
He noted that wine bottles had been placed on top of the remains, suggesting it was the bar's regular waste bin. Another officer at the scene simply stated they were "shocked to say the least" by the find.
A Simmering Feud and a Fatal Lure
The murder stemmed from an "ongoing and simmering issue" over a woman both Turhan and Ceyhan Dinler, then 38, were seeing. On 19 November 2024, the pair were captured on CCTV having a heated discussion in The Globe pub in Chelmsford before shaking hands and walking to the nearby Barista bar.
CCTV did not show Turhan leaving the bar, which is just a minute's walk from the local police station. Inside, investigators later found the victim's blood on the ceiling and a bloody fingerprint belonging to Dinler on a table.
Police believe Tottenham Hotspur fan Turhan, a Turkish national, was mutilated and then fatally stabbed in the neck. Dinler fled to his native Turkey the following day and remains wanted for murder.
Landmark Landfill Search Brings Victim Home
Led by Detective Chief Inspector Louise Metcalfe, a complex investigation was launched to find Turhan's body. In a UK policing first, a major search of the Enovert rubbish dump in Stanway was conducted.
Forty-five days after the murder, and following the examination of 10 locations using 1,650 officer shifts, Turhan's remains were finally discovered at the landfill site, 20 miles from the crime scene. His body had been unwittingly collected by refuse workers.
DCI Metcalfe said of the body parts discovery: "Certainly not what I was expecting on a Saturday afternoon." Another detective noted the killer had gone "to an extreme", causing "extreme pain" through torture.
In October 2025, Ciprian Ilie, 44, a Romanian national, was jailed for seven years for assisting an offender and preventing a lawful burial. Ilie, arrested at a homeless shelter, claimed he was threatened with a knife to help clean the bar and move the body.
Turhan's mother told police he had texted her before his death, saying: "I'm sorry for everything, I'm sorry I failed my family." DCI Metcalfe emphasised the human cost: "At the heart of this case is a father who lost his life in truly horrific circumstances and a young daughter who must grow up without him."
Essex Police stated they are working with the Crown Prosecution Service to locate Dinler. Sergeant Simon Gray, involved in the landfill search, praised the team's dedication in "incredibly challenging" conditions to bring Cumali home to his family.
Catching a Killer: Buried Truths airs on Channel 4 on 6 January at 9pm.
