First they said it was a traffic accident, then the truth came out: Two arrests were made in the death of 13-year-old Melek, who was shot in the face.
The uncle and his wife were arrested; It is being investigated whether the shooting incident was an accident or intentional.
Quick Look
- The investigation into the death of 13-year-old Melek Göçer, who was shot in the head with a gun on November 2 in Adana's Ceyhan district and died on November 5, continues.
- His uncle Hüseyin Can B. and his uncle's wife Bahriye Güzel B. were arrested.
- It is being investigated whether the gun was fired accidentally or deliberately.
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Why It Matters
Melek Göçer was shot in the head with a gun at her relatives' house in Ceyhan on November 2. He died in Adana City Hospital on November 5. Initially, the claim of a traffic accident was maintained, but hospital examination detected a bullet entry wound. There were contradictions in the statements of the uncle and the uncle's wife, and it was eventually claimed that the shooting incident was an accident.
The investigation into the death of 13-year-old Melek Göçer, who was shot in the head with a gun in Adana's Ceyhan district on November 2 and died in the hospital to which she was taken on November 5, continues.
The incident took place in a single-storey house on 362 Street in Fatih Sultan Mehmet District. Hüseyin Can B., an agricultural worker living in Mersin, came to his relatives in Ceyhan with his wife Bahriye Güzel B. and father Aydın B. to collect olives.
After the family completed their work in the field and returned home, Melek Göçer was shot in the face with a gun. It was claimed that the child, who was taken to Ceyhan State Hospital by his uncle Hüseyin Can B., was injured in a traffic accident.
THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT CLAIM DID NOT REFLECT THE TRUTH
During the examination at the hospital, it was determined that Melek had a bullet entry wound above her left eyebrow. Melek Göçer, who was referred to Adana City Hospital and underwent surgery, died on November 5, despite the intervention of doctors.
Melek's body was buried in Ceyhan New Cemetery.
Hüseyin Can B., who said in his first statement that his nephew was injured in a traffic accident, later changed his statement. Hüseyin Can B. stated that he heard a gunshot while he was changing his clothes at home and saw Melek covered in blood when he entered the room, and claimed that the gun fired while the child was playing with the gun.
Within the scope of the investigation initiated by the Ceyhan Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, six people, including Melek's father Mehmet Göçer, her uncle Hüseyin Can B. and her uncle's wife Bahriye Güzel B., were detained.
HE TOLD ME THAT HE FIRED THE GUN
Bahriye Güzel B., whose statement was taken again within the scope of the investigation, said that she fired the gun herself.
Bahriye Güzel B., who claimed that she received death threats from her ex-husband during the separation from her first marriage, explained that she and her husband kept a gun for protection and brought the gun from Mersin to Ceyhan.
Bahriye Güzel B. stated that she hid the gun in the bed in her bedroom so that children could not reach it, and described the moment of the incident with the following words:
"Melek was sitting on the sofa and playing on the phone. I took the gun, and it was in my hand sideways, without holding the handle. I pressed the magazine release button, and suddenly the gun fired. Melek was standing straight, her head suddenly leaned against the wall, her eyes were closed."
HE THROWN THE EMPTY CASE INTO THE MANHOLE AND hid THE GUN IN HIS RELATIVE'S HOUSE
Bahriye Güzel B. said that after the gun fired, her husband Hüseyin Can B. took Melek to the hospital, and she left the house with the gun and the empty cartridge.
Bahriye Güzel B. stated the following in her statement:
"I wrapped the gun in a red cloth and took the empty cartridge and started running. I threw the empty cartridge into the manhole and hid the gun at my wife's relative's house."
Bahriye Güzel B., who claimed that there was no problem between her and Melek and that the incident was an accident, claimed that she could not tell the truth to the police at first because she was afraid.
The suspect said, "I loved Melek very much, there is no problem between them. This incident was completely an accident, I did not do this on purpose. I could not tell the police about the incident because I was afraid. Later, I sincerely told the police about the incident and showed them where I threw the shell. I will not cook because I injured Melek."
A GUN AND EMPTY CASES WERE FOUND: TWO PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED
Police teams started an investigation in line with Bahriye Güzel B.'s statement and found the gun used in the incident and the empty cartridge case and kept them under protection.
Hüseyin Can B. and his wife Bahriye Güzel B., who were referred to the courthouse after their procedures at the police station, were arrested by the court and sent to prison.
The investigation continues to determine whether the gun that caused Melek Göçer's death was fired accidentally or deliberately.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The forensic report and investigation results will be announced about whether the gun was fired accidentally or deliberately.
Very likely · Within weeks
Legal proceedings will continue against the arrested Hüseyin Can B. and Bahriye Güzel B.
Very likely · Within months
Open Questions
- It was not clear whether the gun was fired accidentally or deliberately.
- The source of the weapon and its license status were not disclosed.
- The roles of other detained persons need to be clarified
