22.10.2026 17:45
A 3.5-month pregnant woman working at a GSM dealer in the Gemlik district of Bursa was injured in the head, neck, and back in a machete attack by a man who claimed his mobile phone bill was high. It was stated that the attacker, who was taken into custody, had been released from prison two weeks earlier.
In the Gemlik district of Bursa, a woman who was 4 months pregnant was seriously injured in a knife attack. The suspect, who was determined to have been released from prison shortly before, was caught and taken into custody.
ATTACKED PREGNANT WOMAN WITH A PRUNING SAW
The incident occurred around 15:00 on İstiklal Street in Hamidiye Neighborhood. Murat U., who came to a mobile phone store and said his cell phone bill was high, attacked Berna A., who was working there, with the pruning saw he had with him. Berna A., left covered in blood from blows to her head and neck, ran out of the store and tried to take refuge in a nearby bank branch. However, Murat U. followed Berna A. and this time wounded her in the back.
HER CONDITION IS SERIOUS
While Berna A. was taken inside by bank staff, police and medical teams were dispatched to the area after the report. Berna A., who was stated to be 14 weeks pregnant and to have a 4-year-old daughter, was taken to Gemlik State Hospital after medical teams intervened at the bank. Berna A., who was learned to have had a piece of skin torn from her head and to have been seriously injured by deep cuts to her neck and back, was transferred to Bursa Uludağ University Hospital after intervention there.
RELEASED FROM PRISON 2 WEEKS AGO
Suspect Murat U. was caught by police teams while trying to flee the scene and taken into custody. It was learned that the suspect had been released from prison 2 weeks ago, and an investigation into the incident was launched.