09.12.2025 10:05
After being missing for 50 hours, 10-year-old Amir, who was found buried in the ground, recounted his experience while speaking with the teams, saying, "He kidnapped me after school. First, he beat me, then he buried me." An examination of security camera footage revealed that the person who assaulted and buried the child was his uncle, M.E., and the suspect was arrested.
Details of the incident involving 10-year-old Amir El Cedduh, whose body was found half-buried under stones, rock fragments, and soil by the dam after being missing for 50 hours in the Reyhanlı district of Hatay, were revealed by security camera footage. It was determined that the person who assaulted the little boy and buried him with stones was his uncle, M.E., after examining the camera of a nearby vineyard. The suspect was arrested by the court to which he was brought.
TWO-SENTENCE COMMENT
According to a report in Sabah; Amir, with whom the search teams established a dialogue, recounted his moments of horror with the words, "He kidnapped me after school. First, he beat me, then buried me."
CRUSH IN THE SKULL
Initial examinations revealed that the child had a crush in his skull due to the weight of the stones placed on him and that there were numerous bruises on his body. Amir was urgently taken into surgery, and it was reported that his health condition was good.
UNCLE DENIED THE ALLEGATIONS: HE FELL FROM A TREE
In his statement, 30-year-old M.E. allegedly denied the accusations, saying, "He fell from a tree, I got scared and ran away. I didn't bury him." It was learned that M.E. had a record for 'causing injury by negligence.'
200 CAMERAS EXAMINED
To clarify the incident, teams scanned 200 security cameras in the area one by one. Ramazan Albayrak, the search and rescue officer who found the child, described the moment: "I heard the child screaming 'help' from under the big stones. I lifted 7 stones the size of rocks off him. The child said it was his uncle who did it."
FATHER'S THANKS AND CALL FOR JUSTICE
Father Muhammed El Cedduh thanked the officer who found his son by kissing his forehead and called out, "The monster who did this to my son should receive the heaviest punishment." It was reported that the child was conscious and receiving treatment at Hatay Training and Research Hospital.