14 year old mystery solved! Father arrested in death of 3-year-old Yakup
His father was arrested in the reopened investigation of 3-year-old Yakup Bozkurt, whose lifeless body was found buried in the ground after he disappeared in Eskişehir's Seyitgazi district in 2012.
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His father, Abdurrezzak Bozkurt, was arrested in the reopened investigation into the murder of Yakup Bozkurt, who was found dead 12 days after he disappeared when he was 3 years old in Eskişehir in 2012.
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In 2012, 3-year-old Yakup Bozkurt went missing in Seyitgazi district of Eskişehir and was found dead 12 days later.
Abdurrezzak Bozkurt, the father of 3-year-old Yakup Bozkurt, whose lifeless body was found buried in the ground 12 days after he disappeared in Eskişehir's Seyitgazi district in 2012, was arrested and sent to prison as part of the reopened investigation file.
In Eskişehir, Yakup Bozkurt (3) disappeared in Seyitgazi district, where his family came as seasonal workers, in 2012.
Upon the family's missing report, helicopters belonging to the Provincial Gendarmerie Command, as well as AFAD, UMKE, AKUT, and the Turkish Air Force were dispatched to the region.
As a result of the searches, Yakup Bozkurt's lifeless body was found buried in the ground in the rural Doğançayır District.
Despite the studies carried out at that time, no trace could be found of Yakup Bozkurt's murder suspect. Eskişehir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office reopened the Yakup Bozkurt investigation, whose perpetrator remained unsolved.
Eskişehir Gendarmerie Command Gendarmerie Crime Investigation Team (JASAT) teams searched again in the areas where Bozkurt was found dead. Within the scope of the investigation, Yakup Bozkurt's father Abdurrezzak Bozkurt and 3 of his relatives were detained.
4 suspects, whose statements were taken at Eskişehir Gendarmerie Command, were sent to the courthouse after their procedures. One of the suspects, Abdurrezzak Bozkurt, was arrested by the Criminal Judgeship of Peace. The other suspects were released. It was reported that the investigation is continuing.
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A lawsuit will be filed after the investigation is completed.
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Open Questions
- How was the murder committed?
- What was the role of other relatives in the incident?
