He had attacked a stranger with a knife: 'I don't remember anything'

F.G., who chased a stranger with a knife in Pendik, Istanbul, was taken into custody by District Police Department teams. It was learned that the suspect said he was very drunk on the day of the incident and did not remember anything.

Müslim Sarıyar

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In the incident that occurred in Pendik Yenişehir Neighborhood on the evening of February 3, 2024, around 20:00, while a person named M.P. was walking, one of two people on a motorcycle whom he did not know at all got off the bike and began attacking him with a knife. M.P. escaped injury by running away.

Following M.P.'s report to the police, teams from the Pendik District Police Department launched an investigation and took a person named F.G., whom they identified through security camera footage, into custody today.

It was learned that the suspect F.G., who was taken to the Pendik Public Security Bureau, said in his initial statement, "I was very drunk during the incident. I don't remember anything."

(The knife used in the attack)

F.G., who is being processed for the crime of making threats, will be referred to the courthouse following his interrogation.