01.05.2025 16:21
A suspect who assaulted his girlfriend's 2-year-old child in Denizli, causing the child to be hospitalized, has been arrested. The mother filed a complaint against her boyfriend, claiming that he had beaten both her and the child under the influence of alcohol. Meanwhile, the arrested perpetrator was taken out of the courthouse with his hands cuffed behind his back and his head bowed.
In the incident that occurred in Aşağımahalle, which is part of the Sarayköy district, S.B.D., who divorced her husband a while ago, brought her 2-year-old son A.K., who had bruises on his head, face, back, and various parts of his body, to Sarayköy State Hospital. After hospital staff suspected the bruises on the baby’s body, who had a completely closed right eye and a wound on his right arm due to the blows he received, they reported the situation to the police, leading to an investigation.
HER BOYFRIEND ASSAULTED HIM
In her statement regarding the matter, the mother S.B.D. claimed that her son was assaulted by her boyfriend S.D., with whom she lived. S.B.D. stated in her police statement that her boyfriend, with whom she lived, assaulted both her and her child, and that she sought help from neighbors because of this.
THE MOTHER ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT
The woman, who explained that she moved in with S.D. after meeting him while living in Ankara, filed a complaint against her boyfriend, whom she claimed assaulted them under the influence of alcohol.
HE WAS ARRESTED
Teams from the Sarayköy District Police Department detained S.D., who was alleged to have brutally assaulted 2-year-old A.K. In his statement at the police station, the suspect S.D. denied the allegations of assaulting the child, claiming he did not harm the child.
HE WAS TAKEN AWAY IN HANDCUFFS
After his procedures at the police station, the suspect S.D. was sent to the courthouse, where he was arrested by the court and sent to prison. The fact that the suspect S.D. was taken out of the courthouse in handcuffs and with his head bowed did not go unnoticed.
Furthermore, it was learned that the mother S.B.D. was with her child, who is under protection, due to the child's care needs, and that the judicial process would continue in the coming days.
PLACED UNDER STATE PROTECTION
In a statement made by the Denizli Governorship regarding the incident in which the 2-year-old child was placed under state protection, it was stated, "On April 30, 2025, a woman applied to Sarayköy State Hospital with her 2-year-old son, and upon discovering bruises on the child, our teams from the Sarayköy District Police Department conducted a detailed investigation. In the interview with the victim's mother, she stated that the suspect, with whom she lived, assaulted both her and her 2-year-old son while intoxicated and filed a complaint. The suspect was apprehended as a result of the investigations and was arrested by the judicial authorities for the crime of 'intentional injury' and sent to prison."