15.10.2024 14:31
In Pendik, Istanbul, 17-year-old Ilayda Nur Ö., who has Down syndrome, threw her neighbor's 40-day-old baby out of the window on the 7th floor while visiting. The baby, who fell onto the concrete ground, lost its life.
The incident occurred around 5:15 PM yesterday evening in the Kurtköy neighborhood of Pendik district in Istanbul. According to the information obtained, İlayda Nur Ö. went to visit her grandmother Huriye S. along with their neighbors Murat and Sultan D. While the family was having a barbecue on the terrace, İlayda Nur Ö., who has Down syndrome, unknowingly went downstairs. She threw the 40-day-old baby Emin Egemen D., who was in a crib, out of the window. Health teams who arrived at the scene upon notification determined that the baby had lost his life. While police teams took security measures around the area, forensic teams also conducted an investigation. İlayda Nur Ö. and her grandmother Huriye S. were taken into custody by the police. The lifeless body of the 40-day-old baby was taken to the Forensic Medicine Institution's morgue, while the police launched an investigation into the incident.
WHILE FAMILIES WERE HAVING A BARBECUE, SHE WENT TO THE BABY'S ROOM
Kurtköy neighborhood muhtar Hüseyin Ekşi stated, "A child with Down syndrome is visiting her neighbor with her grandmother. While the families were having a barbecue on the terrace, our daughter with Down syndrome unknowingly entered the room of our 40-day-old baby. Because she is disabled, she accidentally threw the baby out of the window. We are very saddened by this tragic event as a neighborhood. May God grant patience to the family. The investigations by official authorities and the police are ongoing. I wish our neighborhood a speedy recovery." he said.