Released because she was pregnant, arrested for theft 6 days later

In Samsun, 26-year-old B.Y., a mother of 4 who is 8 months pregnant and has a long criminal record for burglary, was caught by police 6 days ago for stealing jewelry from a house. She was released after giving her statement under the prosecutor's instruction because she was 8 months pregnant. 

B.Y. stole jewelry and money from a house in the Bahçelievler neighborhood of the İlkadım district by using a tool to bypass the door latch. B.Y., who was taken into custody by the Burglary Bureau teams, was referred to the Samsun Courthouse today.

B.Y., who did not accept the accusations against her, was referred to the duty court by the prosecutor with a request for her arrest. B.Y., who was arrested by the duty court, was sent to the Samsun Closed Prison.

It was learned that B.Y. has a total of 22 years of prison sentences for previous thefts, and that these sentences were temporarily postponed because she is pregnant and has a young child.

News Source: İHA