Molested child died of heart attack, molester released

The child could not stand the trauma and that her heart failed because of the fear of seeing the accused in the court
Thursday, 23 March 2017 07:13

It was reported that a 9-year old child, Y. K., in the city of İzmir was molested by his friend’s grandfather (T. Ç. – 57) in July last year. After hearing the incident, the parents applied to the police, and the accused was taken under custody, only to be released by the court pending a trial.

The trial was to be held in November. Meanwhile, the little kid was not able to go to school and had to receive psychiatric treatment. There were only days to the trial when the child suddenly passed away. The family suspected of a heart attack and the doctors thought that the child could not stand the trauma and that her heart failed because of the fear of seeing the accused in the court.

The suspicion was confirmed by the Institution of Forensic Medicine in İstanbul: The child really had a heart attack. The accused, on the other hand, was released on the third hearing.