25 November 2009 / TODAY’S ZAMAN WITH WIRES , İSTANBUL
A second arrest has been made in connection with the kidnapping and murder of 13-year-old Musa Kang in Erzurum earlier this month.
The seventh-grader had left home for school on Nov. 3 and according to classmates had last been seen in tears as he was taken away by a young man. Six days later Kang’s body was found in an abandoned warehouse in the same province. His cousin S.K. was arrested in connection with the incident, but police at the time said they were still investigating the case and possibly more suspects. According to reports yesterday, a second suspect, 16-year-old B.E., has also been taken into custody. B.E. reportedly said in his statement to case prosecutors that he was the man seen walking alongside Kang in security camera footage from the morning he disappeared. B.E. said he took Kang to the building where his body was found, where S.K. was waiting, but that he then left. B.E. said he did not know who committed the murder, but that Kang and S.K. were arguing when he left. A search of B.E.’s home yielded the discovery of the clothing worn by the young man in the security footage. B.E. reportedly already has more than 30 incidences of theft on his criminal record and is addicted to paint thinner. Following his testimony, he was sent to prison.
