28.04.2025 20:22
In the case regarding the stabbing murder of Mattia Ahmet Miguzzi in Kadıköy, the report requested from the Forensic Medicine Institution for age determination of one of the defendants has reached the court. The report states that the defendant U.B. has no hospital records, that his birth was registered based on his father's declaration, and that his bone age has been determined to be 16.
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15-year-old Mattia Ahmet Miguzzi, who was attacked at a flea market in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul while shopping, was stabbed to death. The report requested from the Forensic Medicine Institution for the age determination of the defendant U.B. has reached the court.
BONE AGE TURNED OUT TO BE 16
The report stated that U.B. has no hospital record and that his birth was registered based on his father's declaration. It was determined that U.B., who attacked Mattia Ahmet Minguzzi with a kick, is 16 years old according to the examined X-rays of his hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder.
"SHOWED DEVELOPMENT CONSISTENT WITH BIRTH RECORD"
For the age determination conducted at Kayseri City Training and Research Hospital, it was found that U.B.'s left hand, wrist, and one-directional X-ray indicated a bone age older than 15, while the left shoulder's one-directional X-ray indicated a bone age younger than 17. According to the Forensic Medicine Institution report, it was stated that U.B. showed development consistent with his birth record, having turned 15 on the date of the incident and being within 16 years old.
WILL AFFECT THE PENALTY HE WILL RECEIVE
According to Article 31 of the Turkish Penal Code, being underage is among the reasons that eliminate or reduce criminal responsibility. It is accepted that children who have turned 15 but have not yet turned 18 possess the ability to commit a fault and have criminal responsibility. As a rule, a reduced penalty is imposed on these children.
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