A worker who got his arm caught in a machine in a factory in Niğde died: Prison sentence for the defendants

The heartbreaking incident in Niğde took place on April 15, 2025, in a recycling factory in the Mixed Organized Industrial Zone in Bor district.

HE GOT HIS ARM CAUGHT IN THE MACHINE AND DIED

According to the news in DHA, Abdurrahman Özkul, who got his arm caught in the machine in the factory where he worked, lost his life. Regarding the incident, the factory owner İ.Y.A. and the team leader responsible for the workers E.Y. and accounting officer H.K. A lawsuit was filed against him.

THE DEFENDANTS DID NOT COME TO THE HEARING

The 7th hearing of the case was held at Bor 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance. While the lawyers of the parties were present at the hearing, the defendants who were tried without arrest did not attend.

PUNISHMENTS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED

In his opinion on the merits, the hearing prosecutor stated that İ.Y.A. and E.Y. to be punished for 'manslaughter' and H.K. to be acquitted. The defendant's lawyers objected to the expert report included in the file and argued that their clients had no fault in the incident.

While the court sentenced the defendant factory owner İ.Y.A. to 5 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of 'manslaughter', and E.Y., the team leader in charge of the workers, to 4 years, 9 months and 23 days in prison for the same crime, H.K. was acquitted.