Carla Howea model and influencer British, reported having been the victim of a sexual assault while recovering from cosmetic surgery at a hospital in Türkiye.
The incident occurred last week in Istanbul. The former Playboy model traveled from London to the Turkish capital to undergo a «fox eyes» stretchan aesthetic trend that seeks to give a higher and more elongated shape to the eyes.
As told to The SunHowe was in his bed in the Hospital Acibadem Taksim. The attack occurred one day after the operation. Howe became nauseous and had patches of ice in his eyes.
Carla Howe reported having been a victim of sexual assault. Photo: Instagram/Carla Howe.«I could hear a noise to my right of the hospital bed. Obviously, I thought it must be just the nurses. or something like that,» she said. At that moment, she said, she felt someone lift the comforter around her bed, near her breast area.
«I jumped up immediately and I shouted, ‘Excuse me!’. Immediately, I pressed the red bell and called the Turkish police,» she recalled. The person fled the room as soon as she screamed. As she explained, she was completely naked under her sheets.
Carla Howe’s fear and a warning for those seeking surgery abroad
Officers arrived at the hospital within 25 minutes and, after reviewing security camera footage, identified the suspect, who was apparently a hospital worker. Istanbul police detained male employee in relation to the incident.
«No man should have access to a room. If I hadn’t woken up right there, I guess the worker thought he was unconscious Because of my eye patches, I could have been sexually assaulted or God knows what could have happened,» she said.
The former Playboy model traveled from London to the Turkish capital to undergo a «fox eye» lift. Photo: Instagram/Carla Howe.After contacting the British Embassy and the Foreign Office, Howe assured that he will file a criminal complaint, since The event left her «terrified». «It’s very scary. If I didn’t feel the blanket being lifted, God knows what would have happened: I have an angel,» she said.
The influencer, who has more than 900 thousand followers on her Instagram profile, now wants to warn other women about the dangers of traveling abroad to undergo surgery.
«My first thought was, ‘Oh my God, was I here before and didn’t see it?’ I’m glad I was awakebecause if I wasn’t, I don’t know what would have happened to me,» he said,
A Foreign Office spokesperson confirmed to The Sun that they are «supporting a British citizen following an incident in Türkiye.»
