28.01.2025 07:50
The statement of the attacker has emerged while 14-year-old Mattia Ahmet Minguzzi, the son of famous Italian chef Andrea Minguzzi, fights for his life after being stabbed at a flea market in Kadıköy. The assailant, B.B. (15), claimed that they were provoked, saying, "I took a fruit knife from a stall selling kitchenware. I swung it at them, but it hit the foreign kid."
On January 24, 2025, around 08:30, an incident occurred in the Historical Tuesday Market of Kadıköy Hasanpaşa Neighborhood. According to claims, 15-year-old high school student Mattia Ahmet Minguzzi went to the flea market with his friends to buy skateboarding equipment and clothes. While they were shopping, a person made a remark saying, 'You are very handsome.' Mattia replied, 'Excuse me, brother.' This led to a verbal argument between them. After a while, a fight broke out when the parties encountered each other again.
COLLAPSED FROM STAB WOUNDS
The suspect B.B. (15), who was separated by the intervention of nearby shopkeepers, ran back and attacked Mattia with a knife. The young man collapsed to the ground from the knife wounds and was seriously injured. The other attacker, U.B. (16), kicked the child who was lying on the ground in a pool of blood.
FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE
After the incident, the suspects B.B. and U.B. were arrested and sent to prison. It was learned that Mattia Ahmet Minguzzi, the son of Andrea Minguzzi, the Executive Chef of a famous Italian restaurant in Istanbul, and artist cellist Yasemin Akıncılar, is still receiving treatment in intensive care.
STATEMENTS OF THE ATTACKERS REVEALED
While it was reported that Mattia's health condition remains serious, the Sabah newspaper obtained the statements of the two attackers who were arrested for 'attempted murder.' B.B., who was caught on camera brutally attacking Mattia Minguzzi, said, "While I was walking in the market, one of the three people I didn't know pointed at my glasses and said, 'What’s on your head, you brat, your mouth smells like milk.' I replied, 'Mind your own business, I don’t want to fight.' They left the scene, but we were about 15-20 meters apart.
"I TOOK THE KNIFE I SAW ON THE VEGETABLE STAND"
The person who said these words was making gestures with his eyes. I went over to them with my friend. When the same person said similar things, the shopkeeper intervened. Later, Mattia Ahmet Minguzzi, whose name I learned afterward, pushed me. Then, I took the knife I saw at the fruit and vegetable stand in the market.
"I DON'T REMEMBER STABBING HIM 6 TIMES"
I swung the knife at them to scare them. However, the knife hit Mattia Ahmet Minguzzi. After that, my friend and I ran away from the scene. The police took me from my home. I don’t remember stabbing him 6 times," he claimed.