03.02.2026 17:04
Nurse Hazel Dırık B., who caused a five-day-old baby to suffer physical and mental disabilities by inflicting violence, has been transferred from the prison in Afyonkarahisar, where she was held, to the Erzincan High Security Prison. Meanwhile, the nurse's lawyer requested a ban on access to the footage, but the court rejected it.
The nurse, who shocked Turkey with footage of her abusing a five-day-old baby in Kahramanmaraş, has been transferred to another prison.
ARRESTED IN AFYONKARAHİSAR
Following the allegations of violence against the baby Deniz Esin, the nurse Hazel Dırık B., who was issued an arrest warrant by the Kahramanmaraş 10th Criminal Court of First Instance, was captured in the Dinar district of Afyonkarahisar and sent to prison.
IT EMERGED THAT SHE ABUSED ANOTHER BABY
As part of the ongoing trial, security camera footage from the hospital was examined one by one by an expert. It was reported that a new footage of violence involving nurse Hazel Dırık B. had emerged. The footage showed the nurse slapping another baby she had laid on the bed. A separate investigation has also been initiated by the prosecutor's office regarding the mentioned baby.
HER LAWYER REQUESTED A BLOCK ON THE FOOTAGE
Meanwhile, nurse Hazel Dırık B. applied to the Kahramanmaraş 1st Civil Court through her lawyer, requesting a block on access to the footage of the incident, news reports, and social media posts. The court evaluated the application and rejected the request for access restriction.
SHE WAS TRANSFERRED TO ERZINCAN
Nurse Hazel Dırık B. was transferred to Erzincan High Security Closed Prison this morning. It was reported that the judicial process regarding the incident is ongoing in multiple aspects.