Orlando shooter's ex-wife: 'He beat me'
- 8 years ago
The ex-wife of the Orlando nightclub gunman says he was "mentally unstable and mentally ill."
Sitora Yusifiy, speaking to reporters in Colorado, said Omar Mateen was bipolar and also had a history with steroids.
She says that in the four months they were together he cut her off from her family and regularly beat her. She says that her family visited her and saw she wasn't OK and rescued her from the situation.
The American-born gunman, who had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, opened fire at a gay night club in Orlando, Florida on early Sunday. 50 people died and 53 others were wounded in the what is being termed as the deadliest mass shooting in U.S.
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Sitora Yusifiy, speaking to reporters in Colorado, said Omar Mateen was bipolar and also had a history with steroids.
She says that in the four months they were together he cut her off from her family and regularly beat her. She says that her family visited her and saw she wasn't OK and rescued her from the situation.
The American-born gunman, who had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, opened fire at a gay night club in Orlando, Florida on early Sunday. 50 people died and 53 others were wounded in the what is being termed as the deadliest mass shooting in U.S.
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