01.05.2025 14:11
In Istanbul's Kadıköy, Duran A. is facing a request for up to 4 years in prison for vandalizing the grave of 15-year-old Mattia Ahmet Minguzzi, who lost his life in a knife attack.
The grave of Ahmet Mattia Minguzzi (15), the son of Italian chef Andrea Minguzzi, who was stabbed to death in a market in Kadıköy, Istanbul, on January 24, was vandalized on the day of the first hearing.
Duran A. (67), who was taken into custody in connection with the incident, was arrested by the Duty Magistrate after being questioned by the prosecutor at the Bakırköy Courthouse for the crime of "damaging places of worship and cemeteries."
The investigation conducted by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has been completed.
REQUEST FOR UP TO 4 YEARS IN PRISON
The public prosecutor requested a prison sentence of 1 to 4 years for Duran A. for the crime of "damaging places of worship and cemeteries" in the indictment he prepared.
The indictment sent to the Bakırköy Criminal Court of First Instance has been accepted. The defendant is expected to appear before the judge in the coming days.
"I DID NOT RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS OR MONEY"
It has been learned that Duran A. claimed in his statement to the prosecutor that he did not receive instructions or money from anyone to carry out the act, and he said:
"I am staying on the grass under the Nurettin Bayraktar Bridge, which is near the cemetery. The place I stay is close to the grave of the deceased. I make my living by collecting drink cans and doing scrap work. On the day of the incident, I entered the cemetery to collect cans. It was nighttime. I do not remember what time it was. I learned from newspapers and news that the grave of the deceased person was there. I wanted to look at the grave. After that, I went to the grave site. Then I got angry about the murder of a small child. I lost control in that moment of anger. After that, I pulled the flowers in the cemetery. I lifted and threw the fences. I do not know why I did this. I acted out of anger at that moment. I do not remember much about the subject anyway. I did not receive instructions or money from anyone to carry out this act."
WHAT HAPPENED?
15-year-old Mattia Ahmet Minguzzi was targeted by two attackers of the same age while he was at Kadıköy Tuesday Market to buy skateboarding equipment on January 24. After being stabbed and falling to the ground, Ahmet Minguzzi was also kicked in the head, and his struggle for life lasted 14 days.
The Anadolu Chief Public Prosecutor's Office had prepared an indictment against the murder suspects for the crime of "intentionally killing a child," requesting a prison sentence of 18 to 24 years. The indictment prepared against the two suspects for the crime of "intentionally killing a child" was accepted by the Istanbul Anadolu 2nd High Criminal Court for Children. In the first hearing, it was decided to continue the detention of the two suspects, aged 15 and 16, and the next hearing was postponed to May 8.