Testimony of 16-year-old Kayra's murder suspects revealed: 'My intention was to stab him in the leg'

In the incident that took place 3 days ago in Etimesgut, 16-year-old high school freshman Kayra Ataman allegedly argued with Burak E., who had made remarks to his friend, and was stabbed in the heart and killed by Burak E.'s 17-year-old son, T.E.E.

While Ataman's funeral was laid to rest at Karşıyaka Cemetery, the detained T.E.E. and his father Burak E. were referred to the courthouse following their procedures at the police station and were sent to prison in accordance with the decision for their detention pending trial.

On the other hand, the testimonies given by the suspect father and son have emerged. In his statement, where he indicated that his intention was not to kill Ataman, suspect T.E.E. claimed, "I had seen my ex-girlfriend with Kayra; when I went home, I was upset. Later, when my father saw my state, he asked why I was like this. Then my father went down to the park. However, he had a scuffle with Kayra there. When he came home, his clothes were disheveled and his face was scratched. Then I took a bread knife from the house. I went to the park. I asked who had beaten my father: Kayra insulted my father and me. He started running towards me. At that moment, I was standing still; I stabbed him to protect myself. My intention was to stab him in the leg."

"When Kayra fell to the ground, my son ran away; I did not see that he had been stabbed"

It was learned that suspect Burak E. said, "When I went to Kayra, I said that I had come to sit and get to know you. He asked if there was a problem. T. punched Kayra on the shoulder. As the person fell to the ground, T. ran away from the park. I did not see that he had been stabbed."

It had been alleged that T.E.E., who reportedly dropped out of school after the 9th grade and started working in the industrial sector, was a substance addict and had mental health problems.