Widow of Marioโ Iorgulescu Victim Revealsโ Million-Euro Fortune built From Compensation Funds
Melek Minca, the widow of a man killed โฃin a 2019 high-profile hit-and-run incident involving Romanianโ footballer Mario Iorgulescu, has publicly disclosed that she transformed an initial compensation payout of 300,000 euros into a fortune exceeding one millionโ euros through โsavvy investments and business ventures. The revelation, shared onโฃ TikTok, has sparked debateโข regarding the ethics of profiting from tragedy and the complexities of grief and financial recovery.
Approximately 18 months after her husband’s death, Minca received the 300,000 euro sum as insurance compensation. Initially hesitant, โขshe accepted the funds โafter being encouragedโ by herโข father and father-in-law, fearing the money might be โฃretracted if she refused. โ Minca explained herโฃ decision,stating,”Anyone,if they were in my placeโฆthe insurance offered me this money,right? Anyone wouldโข have taken it.” sheโ further detailed her concerns at the time: “I was afraid โคthat they would remove me from the file.”
Minca detailedโข how she strategically reinvested the money, launching businesses, purchasing property, and acquiring land. “What did I do with thisโ money? I opened a business, I boughtโค houses, I bought land, I opened another business,” she saeid. “From 300,000 euros,โ on the sheet, if you ask me too calculate, I exceeded the million euros. I have long as passed.”
Despite her โfinancial success, Minca emphasizedโ that no amount of money couldโ replace her husband. “I โฃthought about my children, I worked hard, โI thought about myself to do something beneficial,” she stated, posing a question toโข her โaudience: “If you were in my place, what would you do?” The case continues to draw public โattention, raising questions about victim โฃcompensation and the long-term financial and emotional consequences of tragic loss.