Police kill a 5-year-old in Cizre

Turkish police killed a 5-year-old child in Cizre district of Şırnak.

Policemen patrolling in Nuh neighborhood of Şırnak's Cizre district run over a 5-year-old child playing on the street.

Family of the kid, Hakan Sarak, rushed him to Cizre State Hospital from where he was later referred to Batman State Hospital. The kid lost his life on the way and his body was taken back to Cizre State Hospital for a post-mortem examination.

According to reports, Sarak family reacted to the policemen, saying “Why did you kill our child?”, to which policemen answered: “If you leave your children on the street, we will kill them”.