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4 people convicted over insecticide deaths of tourist family during reported bedbug infestation at Istanbul hotel

A Turkish court convicted three pest control workers and a hotel owner for the deaths of the Turkish-German Bocek family. The family of four died after being poisoned by an illegal pesticide used during a bedbug infestation at the Harbour Suites Old City hotel. Sentences range from 12 to 18 years in prison.

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A Turkish court has issued prison sentences for four individuals following the fatal poisoning of a tourist family.

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  1. Four Convicted in Istanbul Hotel Insecticide Poisoning Deaths

    A Turkish court convicted three pest control workers and a hotel owner for the deaths of the Turkish-German Bocek family. The family of four died after being poisoned by an illegal pesticide used during a bedbug infestation at the Harbour Suites Old City hotel. Sentences range from 12 to 18 years in prison.

    What's confirmed:

    • A Turkish court convicted three pest control company workers and a hotel owner.
    • The victims were a Turkish-German family of four named Bocek.
    • The poisoning occurred at the Harbour Suites Old City hotel in Istanbul.
    • The deaths were caused by the use of an illegal pesticide.
    • Prison sentences for the convicted range between 12 and 18 years.
    • The hotel was dealing with a bedbug infestation at the time of the incident.

    Still unconfirmed:

    • Two executives of a pest control company were each sentenced to 18 years in prison.
    • Investigators initially suspected food poisoning before dismissing the theory.
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