22.04.2026 12:50
In Hatay İskenderun, a person injured three individuals with a machete at different locations within approximately an hour; the suspect, reportedly recently released from prison, was caught while the attack moments were captured on camera.
In the İskenderun district of Hatay, M.S., who is claimed to be a drug addict, wounded three people at different points with a cleaver within an hour. M.S., who was reported to have just been released from prison, was taken into custody, while the moments when he wounded K.Y., who was waiting at a taxi stand, were captured on security camera.
The incident occurred in the morning hours in the Çay neighborhood of the district. Entering a restaurant, M.S. asked for food. When the business owner A.İ. said the food was not ready yet, an argument broke out. M.S. wounded A.İ. on the head and waist with the cleaver he had brought. Leaving the establishment, M.S. then attacked K.Y., who was waiting at a taxi stand on Şehit Pamir Street. Wounded in the neck, K.Y. collapsed to the ground. The suspect then attacked M.Ç., who was withdrawing money from an automated teller machine (ATM) belonging to a bank on Mareşal Fevzi Çakmak Street, wounding him in the back. Following reports from bystanders, police and medical teams were dispatched to the scene. The injured—A.İ., K.Y., and M.Ç.—were taken to nearby hospitals by ambulance.
JUST RELEASED FROM PRISON
Police teams quickly apprehended M.S., who had wounded three people in about an hour. Investigations revealed that M.S., determined to be a drug addict who had just been released from prison, did not know the individuals he attacked and that there was no connection between them. The suspect, found to have 15 criminal records for offenses including 'Drug use', 'Intentional injury', 'Insult', and 'Property damage', was taken to the police station. It was reported that among the injured, A.İ. has not survived the life-threatening condition, while the others are in good condition.
ATTACK MOMENT ON CAMERA
Meanwhile, the moments when M.S. attacked K.Y., who was waiting at a taxi stand, were captured on security camera. The footage shows K.Y., who was chatting with someone, collapsing to the ground after being attacked by M.S., who approached on foot.