Peer brutality in Arnavutköy: Friends poured cologne and burned it, 12-year-old boy was hospitalized

The incident took place in the evening hours of Friday, September 18, in Arnavutköy Anadolu District. Allegedly, B.A. went to his friends and had cologne poured on his back and set on fire. Panicking children could not extinguish the flames on B.A.'s back. B.A. extinguished the flames with his own means. The child, who was in pain, went home and started throwing water on his back. His father, Kadir Arslan, saw the incident and took his child to the hospital. B.A., who suffered third-degree burns on his back, was taken under treatment.

In the study carried out by the teams affiliated with the Arnavutköy District Police Department, an investigation was carried out on 2 children under the age of 12 and a child under the age of 12 involved in the incident. One child, who was referred to the courthouse, was released with a judicial control order. It was reported that the investigation into the incident is continuing.

'WHILE ONE IS HOLDING THE CHILD, THE OTHER IS SPILLING THE COLOGNE'

Father Kadir Arslan said, "The incident happened on the evening of Friday, the 18th of last month. I came from work in the evening. I let the children into the house. The children wanted to go out again. I let them out in front of the door, so they went out. They go 2-3 neighborhoods back with their friends. After they go to the back, one of the children holds it there, while the other pours the cologne on his back. They light it with a lighter, it doesn't burn the first time, but they light it the second time. Then they pour some more cologne. The child When it caught fire, they couldn't extinguish it. Then they put another shirt on and they came home. The child came crying and told me that he had fallen down the slide. When I grabbed the child and started pouring it on him, the child said, "Dad, they burned me." We came to the hospital immediately. When we entered the emergency room, they immediately took us to the burn department. "He started his treatment there," he said.

'HE IS RECEIVING PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT ALONG WITH MEDICATION'

Arslan said, "I have been in the hospital for almost a month. He was discharged two days ago. The child stayed at home for two days. He started crying and could not stand the burn. He has a third degree burn. When he could not stand the burn, we took him back to the hospital. He lost consciousness in the hospital. He is currently receiving psychiatric treatment and medication. If God permits, we will be discharged tomorrow. I am a victim of this. I lost my job. I want justice to be served."