Istanbul Hotel Workers Charged in Poisoning Deaths

Six staff and pest control workers in Istanbul charged with causing deaths of Turkish-German Bocek family poisoned by insecticide at Harbour Suites Old City hotel, November.
DSS Pest Control worker Dogan Cagferoglu sprayed room beneath family's unit without safety precautions.
Receptionist Muhammad Moeen delayed by locking hotel entrance door after smelling chemicals, preventing medics from reaching victims.
Hotel owner Hakan Oglak faces 22.5 years in prison for negligence.
Two Dutch teenagers died from phosphine poisoning at Grand Sami Hotel in Istanbul, August.
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