18.04.2025 12:00
The statement of a 35-year-old bank employee, who disguised herself as an elderly person and attempted to rob a jewelry store using stones and pepper spray in Kayseri, left people in disbelief. The suspect, who claimed to have been subjected to mobbing at her workplace, said, "My mental health deteriorated when I fell into debt. While walking around the market, I saw the jewelers. It angered me that they were living in comfort while I was struggling. I planned the incident in a moment of impulse, and I regret it."
On March 13, an incredible robbery attempt occurred at a jewelry store located in the Kazancılar Bazaar in the Cumhuriyet neighborhood of the Melikgazi district in Kayseri. To avoid being recognized, bank employee N.Ç. (35), disguised as an elderly person by wearing glasses and a headscarf, went to the jewelry store owned by M.O.
ROBBERY ATTEMPT WITH TEARGAS AND STONE
N.Ç., who stated that he wanted to buy gold of various amounts, attacked the store owner M.O., who was informing him, with the teargas and stone he had brought with him. Upon hearing the struggle between M.O. and the suspect, neighboring shopkeepers alerted the police, who were dispatched to the scene. N.Ç. was taken into custody and was arrested by the court he was brought before.
In his statement at the police station, N.Ç. claimed that he was subjected to mobbing at his workplace and had difficulties, saying, "I was forced to resign. I tried to invest in cryptocurrency but ended up being a victim and got scammed. When I fell into debt, my psychology deteriorated. While walking in the bazaar, I saw the jewelers. It annoyed me that they were living in prosperity while I was going through so many difficulties. I impulsively planned the incident and entered a random jewelry store. If my goal was to steal the gold, all the gold was in front of me. I would have done it after neutralizing them, but I didn't. I didn't cause any harm to the business. I am very sorry for the action I took," he said.
THE INCIDENT CAPTURED ON CAMERA
Meanwhile, the robbery attempt was captured by the security camera of the business. The footage showed N.Ç. spraying the teargas he took out of his pocket at the store owner, who was trying to show him the jewelry, and then hitting him on the head with a stone. It was also recorded that the store owner retaliated and a struggle occurred between the parties. Additionally, the footage showed the store owner telling one of the shopkeepers, "Thief, call the police."