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Who was Sofia Olifrenko? Model, 24, dies after MYSTERIOUS 60-foot fall from hotel balcony

Sofia who checked into the hotel using a fictitious name, Alexandra V, was seen 'crying' on the street hours before death

Sofia Olifrenko, 24, died on July 18 after she fell from her room on the fifth floor in Istanbul, Turkey. A chilling CCTV footage shows that the young model had trouble walking down a path and needed to hold onto a wall. According to The Sun, cops have spoken with a Turkish man named identified as F.K. in local media. He said he had seen Sofia "crying" on the street.

“I don’t know the woman’s name, we met on the street,” the Turkish man stated in his statement to the police. "She was shedding tears. I escorted her to her room at the hotel.” He stated that she appeared to be quite drunk and was unable to walk properly. Sofia had also reportedly checked into the hotel using a fictitious name, Alexandra V.

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In February, she married Romanian male model Istvan Sarkozy who claimed that although his wife had traveled to Istanbul on May 9 to work as a model, he had lost touch with her three days prior to her death. In a statement that was acquired by Newsflash, he was quoted as saying, “We lived in peace and quiet.” According to Istvan, she did not use any illegal substances or consume any alcoholic beverages while they were together. 

After travelling to Istanbul to identify Sofia's body at the morgue, he said he returned home to Oradea, Romania, "with a great pain" in his soul. Sofia's body was due to be repatriated to Russia at her family's request. It was unclear if Sofia's death was a suicide or if she was killed. Istvan described her as a great lady, saying that she was constantly smiling and full of life. 

Istvan posted a photo of himself with his late wife and wrote a heartfelt message to her in the post. "Sofia i cant describe in words how much you meant for me and that you were everything what kept me going forward , my motivation my engine for life , you was the best thing what ever happened to me , and now you are gone forever you left me here in tears and with a broken heart . I wish you a safe travel to The Heaven my dear lovely Wife!...........Just Please Light Up Candle for her soul."

This is not the first mysterious death of a model in Turkey, however. Six years ago, in August 2016, a teenage model named Kader Kaya was found dead in a Turkish forest after having rags stuffed down her throat, according to reports. The teenager worked as a photo model and had left home for a job interview but never returned. After days of investigation, it was revelaed by the local police that Kaya was killed when her rapist tried to stop her from screaming. The rapist was 30-year old man who also had of two kids.