Dismissing the warning of his "postelnic" (according to a contemporary account), Hangerli, after being read the "firman", was attacked by the two as he was attempting to call his guards: he was strangled by the Moor, shot twice in the chest and stabbed once by the "kapucu", and finally decapitated. The guards, who stormed in after hearing the shots, were shown the "firman", and could no longer intervene. The "kapucu" displayed Hangerli's head for all witnesses to see, stating: "Here is the dog that ate away the sultan's "rayah"". He then presented it to Roxana, with the words: "Here is the head of your husband".