About two weeks after the death of a family of four tourists traveling from Germany in Istanbul, an autopsy report confirmed phosphine poisoning as the cause of death, according to several media outlets.
“Conclusive evidence” of phosphine poisoning has been found, news portal T24 and private broadcasting network Halk TV wrote on Tuesday, citing the document.
However, no traces of poison were found in the victim’s blood, in his stomach, or in the food he consumed.
Autopsy report: Tourist family died of phosphine poisoning in Istanbul
Turkish media, citing forensic experts, had reported last week that chemical poisoning was the most likely cause of death, citing anti-bedbug spraying.
Based on the autopsy report, forensic experts actually found “evidence” of drug use.
The Turkish family living in Germany was on holiday in Istanbul in mid-November when the parents and their children, aged three and six, fell ill. They were said to have eaten at a snack bar in the tourist district of Ortaköy right on the Bosphorus, which is why food poisoning was initially suspected. The family was taken to hospital, but help came too late. A few days after Kadir and Masal’s children and their mother died, their father also died in hospital.
The hotel was closed following the incident and eleven people were arrested in connection with the incident.
