21.03.2025 17:04
In Kocaeli, a mother who was stabbed 12 times by her son, who claims to be a schizophrenic, said in court, "May God grant everyone such a child, except for the actions of my son." Her son stated, "The voice inside me started to dominate me. I carried out the act as a result of that voice controlling me."
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On April 4, 2023, a horrifying incident occurred in a house located in Kartepe district of Kocaeli. According to the information obtained; S.Ç. (41) stabbed his mother F.Ç. (61) with a knife he took from the kitchen. The mother was injured with 12 stab wounds to various parts of her body, including her kidney, back, and chest. After a while, the assailant left the scene as F.Ç.'s sister arrived at the house, and upon her report, health and police teams were dispatched. The seriously injured woman was treated in the hospital's intensive care unit while S.Ç. was taken into custody. After his statement, S.Ç. was arrested and sent to prison.
"THE VOICES INSIDE ME LED ME TO THIS ACTION"
The 6th hearing of the case opened for the crime of "deliberate injury against a close relative in a way that poses a danger to life" continued at the Kocaeli 4th High Criminal Court. The detained defendant S.Ç, his lawyer, and the complainant mother F.Ç. attended the hearing. Stating that he repeated his previous defenses, S.Ç. said, "The voices inside me led me to this action. I have no intention to commit a crime."
"MAY GOD GRANT EVERYONE SUCH A CHILD"
The complainant F.Ç, who stated that she was not a complainant, said, "May God grant everyone such a child, apart from the act my son committed. He has never committed a bad act towards me or his siblings before. As a child, he has not committed any fault against me either. I am not complaining about my son."
"THE VOICE INSIDE ME STARTED TO RULE ME"
In his defense during the first hearing regarding the incident, the defendant stated, "On the date of the incident, I woke up around 5:00 AM. I wanted to have breakfast. There was soup at home. I looked for a ladle but couldn't find one. After that, I got upset. I broke a glass and an olive plate by throwing them on the floor. Then I went to my room. There, I felt a pain that disturbed my nerves in my body. At that moment, I lost my mind. The voice inside me started to rule me. I constantly hear a voice that talks to itself, except when I am sleeping. After the pain I felt, the voice inside me said, 'Kill her, this pain will end, but wait for your siblings to leave first, be determined.'
"I DID NOT COMMIT THE INCIDENT, I JUST LIVED IT"
Expressing that he waited for his siblings to leave the house, S.Ç said, "After my siblings left, I took a knife from the kitchen. I started hitting my mother. The voice inside me kept saying, 'Be determined, be determined.' I remember constantly saying, 'When will this pain end' while I was carrying out this action. I committed the act as a result of the voice in my head ruling me. I actually don't know anything. Don't ask me anything. I did not carry out the incident, I just lived it. At that moment, I felt a sense of helplessness."
"I THOUGHT I COULDN'T ESCAPE FROM HIM"
Describing the incident, F.Ç said, "Since it was the month of Ramadan on the date of the incident, we had woken up for sahur. When I woke up in the morning after sahur, there were broken items in the kitchen. When I asked my son, he said he didn't do it. I went back to the kitchen. After a while, my son S.Ç came and stabbed me, constantly saying, 'What do you want from me?' I thought I couldn't escape from him. After a while, he stopped his action. I went to the living room and called my sister. I couldn't reach my other children."
"MY SON HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH THE BEGINNING OF SCHIZOPHRENIA"
Continuing her speech, F.Ç said, "My son came to me after a while and stabbed me again. Then he left me and went outside. I have been taking my son to psychiatric specialists for 17-18 years. His psychology deteriorated during his military service. Then he became like this. He has not received inpatient treatment until now. He constantly uses medication. He has been diagnosed with the beginning of schizophrenia. I am not complaining about my son."
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