Overview
- Muhammed Kendirci, 15, a carpentry apprentice in Turkey, was allegedly restrained by co-workers including employer Habip Aksoy and had an air compressor hose inserted into his rectum.
- He was taken to Harran University Research and Application Hospital and died five days later from catastrophic internal injuries, according to the reports.
- Aksoy was initially arrested and released, then detained again, and authorities have not clarified the charges.
- Co-workers have characterized the act as a joke, a claim authorities are examining as part of the investigation.
- Coverage links the case to prior fatalities involving compressed air in India in 2023 and Brazil in 2017, with a conviction reported in the Brazilian incident.