A group of prosecutors Türkiye requested a high number of years of prison for him boxer British Ross Kitchen, who hit mercilessly al taxi driver Kadir Bicer, 56 years old.
He sportsman He has been in preventive detention since the moment immediately after the event, but now the first instance of the judgment who accuses him.
This attack occurred in April 2025and its shocking details were recorded thanks to a taxi camera.
The details of the trial against boxer Ross Kitchen: «I didn’t feel well»
Ross Kitchen’s first trial episode occurred this Tuesday November 4 and was carried out by the 18th High Criminal Court of the Caglayan Courthouse, in Istanbul, Türkiye.
The boxer of Great Britain He was accused of beating, abandoning and robbing the taxi driver Kadir Biker, who lifted him into his taxi April 25 last, to take you from the airport located in the Eyüpsultan district to the Taksim neighborhood, both located in the Turkish capital.
At trial, Kitchen testified that he suffers panic attacks and stated: «I was not feeling well even before coming to Türkiye. I thought they were kidnapping. That’s why I attacked.»
Boxer Kitchen said he had a panic attack at the time of the attack. Photo: video captureMeanwhile, the victim explained that the fight broke out over the taxi fare: «On the day of the incident, the suspect got into my car. He told me that he would have to pay 30 pounds to go to Taksim, but I told him that I would only charge him what the meter showed.»
In addition to the attack, Bicer also accused Kitchen of steal 60,000 Turkish lira (more than 1400 dollars) and 45 euros from his car and his pocket.
Finally, prosecutors blamed the Briton for «aggravated intentional injuries causing bone fractures with a monstrous feeling» and «aggravated robbery», requesting a prison sentence of 13 to 33 years.
The court, meanwhile, ordered that the boxer remain in prison until the entire trial is resolved, which will continue in the coming weeks.
The details of the attack: «I fell to the ground and he kicked my head»
The aggression of Ross Kitchen The Turkish taxi driver was recorded because the car had a camera.
Ross Kitchen, the boxer who savagely attacked a taxi driver. Photo: IGThe recorded video shows how, in the middle of the journey, the boxer, who was in the back seat, begins to get nervous and, with his left arm, tries to pull Kadir Bicer back.
Seconds later, he pounces on the taxi driver, grabs him by the neck with one hand and with the other He squeezes her face.
From then on, a struggle begins, in which Kitchen tries to bite the driver’s face.
Although the video that emerged ends there, the subsequent details were known thanks to the statements of the victim, both in court and in the media.
As explained to Türkiye Newspaper, According to a local newspaper, Ross “started talking to himself and laughing,” after which the attack ensued. «I asked him where he was from. I took out my phone, but I didn’t call anyone. I opened the translation app. He snatched the phone from me and threw it on the ground. He stuck his fingers in my eyes. He twisted my neck,» the taxi driver said.
In front of the court, meanwhile, Bicer said: «I was driving at 90 kilometers per hour, he bit my hand. My hand and also my eye were bleeding.»
He also said that he managed to escape the initial attack, but that the boxer chased him and continued with the blows. «I leaned on the car. The defendant hit me, I fell to the ground and he kicked my head repeatedly. I couldn’t move my fingers. I had no one to tell what was happening to me. I only heard voices. He stole money from my pocket. He also damaged the car,” he said.
Kitchen reportedly left Bicer lying on the side of the road, and it was another taxi driver who saw him unconscious and called doctors and the police.
This is how the taxi driver looked after the attack by the British boxer. Photo: X (@TrueCrimeUpdat)The Turk stated that the attack left him with severe consequences: «I still have part of my face numb, I can’t see with one eyeI have lost some mobility and at night I wake up screaming. «I want justice.»
Following the incident, police detained Kitchen and a court subsequently ordered him remanded in custody until his trial.
