He assaulted the woman he argued with on the street and attacked bystanders as well
In Maltepe, Istanbul, a man assaulted a woman he was arguing with on the street and tried to force her to go with him. Citizens who wanted to record the incident and intervene also became targets of the attacker.
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In an incident that occurred in the Maltepe district of Istanbul, an argument broke out in the middle of the street between a man and a woman walking together. As the man tried to force the woman to go with him by grabbing her arm, she began to resist. During this time, the attacker first pulled the woman's hair and then punched her, assaulting her. These moments were captured on the mobile phone cameras of nearby citizens.
While the woman could not hold back her tears after the blows she received, she tried to defend herself and resist the attacker. Although a motorcycle courier passing by at the time of the incident stopped to intervene, they left the area shortly after.
HE TRIED TO DRAG THE WOMAN
The attacker, who continued to walk on the sidewalk with the woman subjected to violence, turned his attention to the citizens who reacted to him and were filming the incident after the reactions grew in the area. The attacker, who walked toward those trying to record with their mobile phones while shouting, also physically assaulted a person who warned him.
Although other citizens who gathered at the scene wanted to intervene, the attacker entered into an argument and fight with them as well. As the reaction of the citizens grew, the tension escalated, and the attacker continued to assault the people around him.
As the incident continued, citizens calling for intervention stepped in to try to calm the situation, while the footage of the violence spreading on social media in a short time sparked outrage. It was learned that the police have launched an investigation into the incident.