A 14-year-old girl stabbed her father to death in the Güzelvadi neighborhood of Şahinbey district, Gaziantep, after an argument escalated into violence.
The incident occurred when the girl, identified as E.B., attacked her father, Ali B., 42, with a knife taken from the kitchen, according to multiple local reports. Emergency medical teams responded to the scene but confirmed the man had died from his injuries.
Police detained the teenager following the stabbing, and she remains in custody while authorities investigate the circumstances surrounding the attack.
Initial reports indicate the girl claimed she acted in response to alleged sexual harassment by her father, though investigators have not confirmed the validity of this claim as part of their ongoing inquiry.
The confrontation began as a verbal dispute between father and daughter before turning physical, with witnesses reporting hearing the struggle before contacting authorities.
Forensic teams have secured the crime scene, and the victim’s body has been transferred to the municipal morgue for autopsy procedures as part of standard investigative protocol.
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Local officials have emphasized that the investigation is ongoing and urged the public to avoid speculation until all evidence has been collected and analyzed.
The case has drawn attention due to the age of the suspect and the seriousness of the allegation, though officials stress that all claims must be substantiated through legal channels before any conclusions can be drawn.
Neighbors described the family as private but noted no prior history of disturbances reported to authorities in the residential area where the incident occurred.
Legal experts note that if the harassment claim is substantiated, it could significantly influence how the case is prosecuted under Turkish juvenile justice statutes, though no charges have been formally filed at this stage.
What led to the argument between the father and daughter?
The sources indicate only that an argument occurred between Ali B. And his daughter E.B., which escalated to violence, but do not specify the exact subject of their disagreement beyond her claim of harassment.
Has the girl been charged with a crime?
She has been detained by police and is under investigation, but no formal charges have been mentioned in the available reports from the incident date.