05.11.2026 11:52
In the Ceyhan district of Adana, it was alleged that a gun inside a suitcase taken down from a closet fell to the ground and discharged. Melek Göçer, 12, who was seriously injured when a bullet fired from the gun hit her face, died in the hospital where she was taken. Police, who seized the unlicensed gun, detained 2 people who were in the house during the incident.
An armed incident at a house in the Ceyhan district of Adana cost 12-year-old Melek Göçer her life. According to allegations, a pistol inside a suitcase taken down from a wardrobe fell to the floor and fired. The bullet from the gun hit the young girl in the face, and despite all interventions at the hospital, she could not be saved.
THE PISTOL THAT FELL FROM THE SUITCASE FIRED
The incident occurred in the evening the previous day at a detached house in the Fatih Sultan Neighborhood of Ceyhan district.
According to allegations, a pistol inside a suitcase taken down from a wardrobe at the home fell to the floor. During this, the gun fired and the bullet hit 12-year-old Melek Göçer in the face.
SHE LOST HER LIFE AT THE HOSPITAL
The seriously injured little girl was taken by relatives in a private vehicle to Ceyhan State Hospital. Melek, who received initial treatment there, was referred to Adana City Training and Research Hospital due to the severity of her condition.
Despite all the doctors' interventions, 12-year-old Melek Göçer died toward morning.
The little girl's lifeless body was taken to the Adana Forensic Medicine Institute Morgue for autopsy procedures.
THE UNLICENSED PISTOL WAS SEIZED, 2 PEOPLE DETAINED
Police teams that launched an investigation after the incident determined that the pistol was unlicensed. The weapon was seized, while 2 people who were in the house during the incident were detained.
The police investigation into the death of the little girl continues.