Arrested 11, many visitors to hospitals like Istanbul Exevu mystery deepens – nationally
A hotel in Istanbul has been evacuated following the death of a guest’s mother and her two children from Food Spinning.
The Böcek family, originally from Germany, reportedly fell ill on November 12 after eating popular street food dishes from local vendors in the Ortakoy area.
They were taken to hospital but the two children, aged three and six, died from suspected food poisoning and the mother died shortly afterwards. Turkish authorities said the father’s treatment was “continuing” on Friday but he died on Monday after several days in intensive care.
“In the Böcek family, where our children and their mother were taken to the hospital after falling ill in Föpek, Sterbul district health officer Abdullah Emre Guner told X.
Guner expressed his condolences to the family members and said that the investigation into the incident “is being done with great diligence.”
Istanbul prosecutors opened an investigation and collected the necessary samples from the places where the family was known to have eaten. But now evidence has emerged that the family may have been exposed to pesticides in the Harbor Suites Old City Hotel room where they were staying, Turkish media reports.
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Over the weekend, two guests staying in the same hotel as the Böcek family were admitted to the hospital after showing symptoms of nausea and vomiting, according to Birgun newspaper.
A third person, who was staying in the same room as the two guests, was also admitted to the hospital to be evaluated for a low heart rate.
The substance was sprayed in the basement of the hotel to help fight bed bug infestations, which could have reached other rooms through the Turriyet newspaper’s vent, Turriyet newspaper reports.
The hotel has since been closed after police searched it as part of an investigation and collected samples of sheets, pillows, water bottles and bedding.
The first forensic report of the Böcek family released on November 17 17 stated that the family “may have been exposed to chemical poisoning” at the hotel and that the “probability of their death due to their poisoning is low,” according to the newspaper.
A detailed report is scheduled to be released on November 28.
Justice Minister Yilmaz Tuc said last week that four people were arrested as part of the investigation, including a seller of stuffed mussels who sold food to the Böcek family.
In addition to the four vendors arrested last week, the owner of the hotel, the owner of the cafe, the owner of the cafe, two pest control workers who applied for the pest control, and two hotel premises were also arrested.
A similar situation occurred in Sri Lanka in February when two tourists died after falling ill while on vacation. Both the deceased were staying at the Miracle Colombo City hostel in the center of Colombo.
Ebony McIntosh, a 24-year-old British winner, and Nadine Raguse, a 27-year-old German woman, became seriously ill and were reportedly taken to the hospital for treatment with vomiting, nausea and difficulty breathing on February 1.
Within hours of their arrival at the hospital, McIntosh and Raguse, who had similar symptoms, both died.
Reports suggest that McIntosh and Raguse may have suffered possible chemical poisoning, as a nearby hostel room was filled with phosphine, a deadly chemical used to kill bedbugs. The room was reportedly sealed off for 72 hours following treatment on Jan. 30.
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