Middle school student killed in fight; moments after being stabbed, he sought refuge in a café captured on camera

Middle school student killed in fight; moments after being stabbed, he sought refuge in a café captured on camera

09.06.2026 17:02

In Izmir's Karsiyaka district, 15-year-old middle school student Erdem Demir died after taking refuge in a cafe, having been severely injured in a knife fight. Security camera footage showed the wounded student running to the cafe while clutching his stomach and the suspect being escorted away.

Middle school student Erdem Demir (15), who was injured in a knife fight in İzmir's Karşıyaka district, died in the hospital. 

LOST HIS LIFE AFTER BEING STABBED IN THE FIGHT

The incident occurred the day before yesterday on the Karşıyaka coast. A fight broke out between Erdem Demir, an 8th-grade student at Karşıyaka Fevzipaşa Middle School, and C.C. (18) and D.K. (19) for reasons yet to be determined. Demir was stabbed during the fight. Taken to the hospital, Demir died yesterday despite doctors' intervention. Police detained C.C. and D.K., who were involved in the fight. After their procedures at the police station, the two suspects were sent to court yesterday and arrested by the judge.

Erdem Demir
Erdem Demir

SHELTERED IN A CAFE AFTER BEING STABBED

Security camera footage related to the incident in which middle school student Erdem Demir was killed in a knife fight in Karşıyaka district has emerged. The footage shows Erdem Demir, stabbed, holding his abdomen and running to take shelter in a cafe where customers were present. Following Demir, one of the arrested suspects in the incident, C.C., is shown being stopped and sent away by people in front of the cafe. The footage also shows Demir's friends arriving at the cafe and moments of panic.

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