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Preliminary Forensic Report Points to Chemical Poisoning in Istanbul Hotel Deaths of Hamburg Family

Investigators now consider a recent fumigation the probable source.

Overview

  • A provisional finding from Turkey’s forensic medicine service identifies exposure to a chemical substance as the likely cause, making a foodborne origin less probable.
  • Police are scrutinizing pesticide use for bedbugs in a ground-floor room and a potential pathway through the bathroom ventilation into the family’s accommodation.
  • Authorities have detained around eleven people, with arrest warrants issued for four suspects on negligent homicide allegations connected to food outlets the family patronized.
  • Other guests from the hotel reported poisoning symptoms, and the building was evacuated and sealed during the investigation.
  • Comprehensive toxicology and microbiological testing continues, with a definitive forensic report expected on 28 November.