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Horrific moment thug knocks girl, nine, unconscious after smashing her over the head with a paving stone in random attack outside her home
The suspect was later arrested following an attack on another girl
THIS is the horrifying moment a thug knocks a young girl unconscious after smashing her over the head with a paving stone during a random attack outside her home.
The suspect, known only as Osman C., 33, was later arrested after he attacked another girl at a bus station in the Atakum district of Samsun Province on northern Turkey's Black Sea coast.
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The first incident was caught on CCTV footage which shows the man walking with the slab in his hands behind his back as three young girls ride their bikes in circles.
Suddenly the man hits one of the girls on the back of her head with the stone and then runs off as she is knocked flying from her bike and lands on the ground.
The injured girl, who was named by police as A.M.A., was playing with friends outside of her family's home at the time of the attack which left her unconscious.
A passersby called emergency services and police and paramedics quickly arrived on the scene.
A.M.A. was rushed by ambulance to the Samsun Research and Training Hospital for treatment to her injuries.
Doctors described her condition as stable and allowed her to go home after keeping her in hospital for observation for a few days.
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Police launched an inquiry and two months later arrested Osman C., a construction worker, after he attacked another young girl at a bus station in Atakum.
Osman C. was grabbed by eyewitnesses of the attack who held on to him until police arrived.
He was arrested and taken to a nearby police station where he was identified as a suspect for the attack on A.M.A.
Osman C. told police he had no memory of the earlier incident but he was charged with both attacks and has already appeared in court.
He is currently being held in the Samsun Mental Health and Illnesses Hospital for observation and to decide whether or not he is fit to stand trial.
Prosecutors want to see him jailed for up to 20 years for the attempted murder of a child.
Lawyer Firat Epozdemir said: "The suspect hits the child in the head with a huge stone very hard and then runs away.
";It is very clear from the way he hits the girl’s head so hard that he was trying to deliberately kill the victim."
The investigation is ongoing.
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