Child who set fire to market taken into state custody

The incident occurred yesterday around 14:30 at the Akuğur market on Fatih Sultan Mehmet Boulevard in the Nilüfer district. According to the information obtained, the 10-year-old child, identified as M.R.K., entered the market, lit a paper label he tore from a shelf with a lighter, and placed it among the napkins.

The aisle was suddenly engulfed in smoke due to the flames that rose instantly. While market employees and firefighters brought the fire under control before it could spread, police and medical teams were dispatched to the scene upon notification.

The suspect, whose identity was determined by police teams through security camera footage, was apprehended shortly after. Investigations revealed that the same child was also responsible for a fire in a grassy area in the Bağlarbaşı neighborhood of the Osmangazi district a month ago, and that proceedings had previously been initiated against him by the Osmangazi Child Bureau Command.

The public prosecutor's office ordered the minor to be placed in a state facility and for proceedings to be initiated against the family for 'violation of family obligations'.

The moment the market was set on fire was captured second by second on security cameras, and the investigation into the incident is ongoing.

News Source: İHA