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6 stand trial in Istanbul over insecticide poisoning deaths of Turkish-German family
Prosecutors say uncertified pest control and unsafe spraying led to the family’s poisoning, and six defendants face up to 22.5 years in prison.
- On Tuesday, six staff and pest control workers went on trial in Istanbul, charged with causing the deaths of the Turkish-German Bocek family, who were poisoned by insecticide at the Harbour Suites Old City hotel last November.
- Prosecutors allege the deaths resulted from improperly applied phosphine gas by uncertified DSS Pest Control worker Dogan Cagferoglu, who sprayed the room beneath the family's unit without safety precautions.
- The indictment presented to the Istanbul 30th High Criminal Court cited a seven-minute delay by receptionist Muhammad Moeen, who locked the hotel entrance door after smelling chemicals, preventing medics from reaching the victims.
- Hotel owner Hakan Oglak and other defendants face up to 22.5 years in prison for causing death through negligence, with prosecutors citing failures to use certified staff or safe substances.
- Similar circumstances emerged Tuesday regarding two Dutch teenagers, Jamil Yusuf Mohammed and Yazdani, who died from phosphine poisoning at the Grand Sami Hotel in Istanbul last August.
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