The mother who beat her baby to death and her partner have been sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment.

A mother and the person she lived with were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of her one-year-old baby in Antalya.

During the hearing at the Antalya 3rd High Criminal Court, the detained defendants Aygül Ç. and Ahmet Ö. attended, and the lawyers of both parties were also present in the courtroom. When asked for her final statement, defendant mother Aygül Ç. claimed that she reiterated her previous defenses and stated that she could not express herself adequately due to her hearing impairment.

Submitting her written defense to the court, Aygül Ç. said, "I did not do anything to my baby, I do not accept the accusations, and I request a verdict of acquittal." Defendant Ahmet Ö. argued that he was working on the day of the incident and claimed that he did not do anything to the baby, requesting a verdict of acquittal.

NO DISCOUNT APPLIED

The court panel announced its decision, sentencing the mother Aygül Ç. to life imprisonment for "intentionally killing a descendant," and Ahmet Ö. to life imprisonment for "intentionally killing a child or a person who cannot defend themselves physically or mentally." The panel also decided not to apply any reduction in penalties due to the defendants' lack of remorse.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Aygül Ç., residing in the Cihadiye neighborhood of Aksu district, took her one-year-old baby Toprak to the Aksu District Polyclinic on July 18, 2023, claiming that he had fallen from the sofa and became unwell. The baby, who was found to have bruises caused by beating on his body, could not be saved despite the intervention at the polyclinic.

After the autopsy of the baby at the Antalya Forensic Medicine Institution, Aygül Ç. and her partner Ahmet Ö. were arrested.