Autopsy report suggests family of four killed by pesticide in Istanbul hotel

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Autopsy report suggests family of four killed by pesticide in Istanbul hotel  A Turkish-German family of four died in Istanbul from phosphine gas poisoning, likely from a pesticide used in their hotel. An investigation is ongoing.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/26/autopsy-report-suggests-family-of-four-killed-by-pesticide-in-istanbul-hotel  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00A Turkish-German family of four who died while on holiday in Istanbul were likely killed from

00:07phosphine gas from a pesticide. According to a preliminary autopsy report, it had been used

00:13to treat a bug infestation in their hotel and was found in various parts of the hotel room.

00:20The Bojek family went to hospital on the 12th of November with vomiting and nausea and were

00:26discharged after receiving treatment. But the next day, they fell ill again and their condition

00:31was treated as an emergency. The children aged six and three died that day, while the mother died

00:39on November 14th and their father died on the 17th. Two other tourists also staying at the hotel

00:45were hospitalized and the hotel has been closed.

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