01.04.2026 18:55
The nurse H.D.B., who inflicted violence on a 5-day-old baby in Kahramanmaraş, said, "I have nothing to do with the fracture on the child. My only purpose is to treat patients. I am a mother too, I should be with my child. I request to be tried without detention."
In the case of nurse Hazel Dırık Bağrıyanık, who is accused of assaulting Deniz Esin Bozoklar (5) while she was in the neonatal unit in Kahramanmaraş, causing her to become disabled, the report from the 2nd Forensic Medicine Specialization Board of the Forensic Medicine Institution was submitted to the file. The report stated that no causal link could be established between the actions performed by the nurse and the neurological condition detected in the baby, but it was evaluated that the actions applied to the left thigh region caused a fracture.
The trial of nurse Hazel Dırık Bağrıyanık, who is in custody and is alleged to have caused physical and mental disabilities to Deniz Esin Bozoklar, the daughter of the Sema-Abdullah Bozoklar couple born at Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University Health Application and Research Hospital, continued. While the lawyers of the parties attended the hearing at the 10th Criminal Court of First Instance in Kahramanmaraş, Hazel Dırık Bağrıyanık connected to the courtroom via SEGBİS from the prison where she is held.
FORENSIC REPORT READ IN COURT At the hearing, the judge first read the report sent by the 2nd Forensic Medicine Specialization Board. The report stated that there was no medical evidence that the injuries were caused by blunt traumatic actions performed by the relevant nurse, that no causal link could be established between the actions performed by the nurse and the neurological condition detected in the baby, and that the traumatic action applied by the nurse to the left thigh region was evaluated to have caused a fracture in the left femur. It was noted that the injury did not pose a life-threatening situation, was not of a nature that could be resolved with a simple medical intervention, and that the impact of the bone fracture on vital functions was of a severe nature that would affect them at a grade 4 level. It was also stated that the baby needed to be physically examined to determine whether the injury caused a permanent weakening of the functions of one of its organs.
"THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT I CAUSED THE FRACTURE" Hazel Dırık Bağrıyanık, who faces up to 3 years in prison for the crime of 'intentional injury', stated in her defense, "I have no connection with the fracture in the child. My only purpose was to provide the patient's care. I regret the developing situation and my regret will continue. Please release me; I request to be tried without detention. After my shift, both our doctors and nurses examined and took over the patient. There is no evidence that I caused the fracture. Daily examinations are conducted by the department head in the following days. My only purpose was to follow up on the patient's treatments. I had no other purpose or intention. I am also a mother, and I request to be tried without detention so that I can be with my child."
"THE REPORT CONFIRMS OUR DEFENSES" Mustafa Çaprak, the lawyer of Hazel Dırık Bağrıyanık, stated that the fundamental basis for the arrest warrant has been eliminated with the report, and therefore requested the release of his client, saying, "This forensic report actually confirms our defenses regarding the fact that the disability in question did not originate from my client. This is a very valuable report for us and confirms our previous defenses."
"BOTH REPORTS ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR RENDERING A DECISION" Sait Bolat, the lawyer of the Bozoklar family, stated that a new report should be obtained. Bolat said, "There are 2 reports in the file. The first report indicates that there may be a causal link between the defendant's actions and the neurological findings in my client, while the second report states that there is no causal link. Both reports are not suitable for rendering a decision. However, it is established in both reports that the bone fracture in my client occurred as a result of the defendant's actions. At this stage, I request that a new report be obtained, and if necessary, I request my client to be referred to the Forensic Medicine Institution."
The public prosecutor requested that Bağrıyanık's detention status be continued. At the end of the hearing, the judge decided to continue Bağrıyanık's detention, to send the file to the Forensic Medicine Institution for the report, and to refer Bağrıyanık for examination by the Forensic Medicine Institution.