21.10.2025 14:44
During the verdict hearing of the Mattia Ahmet Minguzzi case, the defendant's lawyer's statement, "They are portraying Ahmet as a victim," stirred up the courtroom. Following the reactions, a break was taken in the hearing.
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In the decision hearing of the murder case of Mattia Ahmet Minguzzi (15), who was brutally killed by stabbing in the market in Kadıköy, Istanbul, the courtroom was chaotic.
LAWYER'S WORDS RAISED THE COURTROOM
According to the information shared by journalist Emrullah Erdinç from the courtroom; the sentence uttered by the lawyer of the defendant M.A.D during the defense received a strong reaction. While the lawyer was making the defense, he said, "They are portraying Ahmet as a victim."
After the controversial words, a break was given in the hearing.
24 YEARS FOR 2 DEFENDANTS, ACQUITTAL FOR 2 DEFENDANTS
After the break in the hearing, the court clerk called all lawyers and parties back to the courtroom. The crowd in the corridor increased again, and extensive security measures were taken around the courtroom.
The court panel, announcing its decision, sentenced B.B. and U.B. among the 4 defendants to the maximum penalty of 24 years in prison for the crime of "intentional killing of a child"; no reduction was applied as no remorse was observed. Defendants M.A.D and A.Ö. were acquitted.
In the last hearing, the prosecutor, presenting his opinion, requested the maximum penalty for the two defendants accused of murder for the child's death and for the other two defendants for aiding the murder, stating, "No reductions or unjust provocation reductions should be applied."
FROM THE INDICTMENT
In the indictment prepared by the Anadolu Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it is stated that on January 24, Mattia Ahmet Minguzzi went to the historical Tuesday market in Kadıköy Hasanpaşa with his friends to buy skateboarding materials, and while they were wandering around, they encountered U.B. (15) and B.B. (15), and after a conversation between them, B.B. pushed Minguzzi.
The indictment mentions that B.B. confronted Minguzzi again, who continued to wander, and punched him, and that the suspect wounded Minguzzi in different parts of his body with a knife in his hand.
It is stated in the indictment that U.B. also kicked Minguzzi, who fell to the ground, and after the intervention of nearby citizens, U.B. and B.B. fled, and that Minguzzi, who was treated in the hospital after the incident, died on February 9, 17 days later.
According to the autopsy report obtained from the Forensic Medicine Institution, it is recorded that Minguzzi had 3 stab wounds on his body and a penetrating injury on his chest, and the cause of death was due to internal organ injuries caused by a stabbing attack.
The indictment states that U.B. kicked Minguzzi, while B.B. stabbed him multiple times with a knife taken from the counter, and it is requested that both suspects, who were caught and arrested after the incident, be sentenced to 18 to 24 years in prison for the crime of "intentional killing of a child."
As part of the investigation conducted by the Anadolu Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, an indictment was prepared with a request for consolidation against child defendants M.A.D. and A.Ö., who were determined to have acted with B.B. and U.B. on the day of the incident, for "aiding in the intentional killing of a child," seeking 15 to 20 years in prison.
With the merging of the files, the number of defendants being tried in the case increased to 4.
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