A 15-year-old apprentice named Muhammed Kendirci has died after an apparently cruel incident in which a high-pressure air hose was forced into his rectum at a workshop in south-eastern Turkey. The incident took place on November 14 at a woodworking centre in the district of Bozova in Şanlıurfa Province, according to Turkish outlets.
Kendirci, who was working as an apprentice in the carpentry workshop, sustained severe internal injuries when two of his co-workers allegedly restrained him, tied his hands, removed his trousers and inserted a high-pressure compressor hose into his anus. The act reportedly caused catastrophic internal damage.
Following the assault, he was rushed to Bozova Mehmet Enver Yıldırım State Hospital, then transferred to Balıklıgöl State Hospital and later to the intensive care unit of Harran University Research and Application Hospital where he remained for five days before succumbing to his injuries on the morning of November 19.
One of the alleged perpetrators has been identified as Habip Aksoy, also an apprentice in the workshop. Aksoy was reportedly released on probation initially, but a court later remanded him into custody again as the investigation progressed. An unnamed friend is also alleged to have participated.