Çorum, Turkey: Melike Yeter dies working at children’s bowling alley, hospital accused of medical negligence
A 28-year-old worker, Melike Yeter, died in Çorum, Turkey, after a large metal machine that adjusts bowling pins fell on her while she was trying to repair it. She was discharged from hospital after treatment but later returned gravely ill with internal bleeding and died. An autopsy found acute internal bleeding caused by a ruptured liver. The hospital is accused of medical negligence for discharging her too early, and the Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation into medical staff.