A teenager died after Below Deck’s João punched him in the head
Below Deck Mediterreanean and Down Under cast member and bosun João Franco has been arrested in Turkey along with his brother after a fight in a story left a 17-year-old employee dead, according to news reports in Turkey and elsewhere.
João’and his brother, Karlos Franco, “were taken into custody after an alleged altercation with the employees at a clothing store Saturday in the Bodrum district of Muğla,” The Independent reported.
Turkey’s Voices newspaper reported:
It is alleged the tourists, reportedly intoxicated, started arguing with shop officials because they were using foul language. The argument quickly escalated into a fight.
During the altercation, 17-year-old Muhammed K., who worked at the shop, fell to the ground after being punched and hit his head on the stairs. Muhammed K., who suffered a severe head injury and cardiac arrest, was revived by medical teams. He remains in critical condition at Muğla Training and Research Hospital.
However, Harberler reported Monday night that Muhammed “passed away this evening.” The story also notes that “The Bodrum Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office is continuing the investigation into the incident.”
Page Six reported João “appeared to swing his fist, after which one of the guys fell to the ground and lay there motionless.” While the paper says “municipal police in Bodrum as well as the local prison and courthouse did not respond to our inquiries,” it cites an unnamed and unidentified source who says they’re still in prison.
In its story, Page Six published security camera footage, which is labeled as “distressing” and “graphic content.”
If you don’t want to watch, here’s a Redditor’s summary that is the clearest version I’ve read:
Joao’s brother threw the first punch.
Joao tries to descalate and put his brother behind him.
His brother is trying to hit the shop people the entire time.
Joao’s brother goes around Joao’s right arm and punches Man A several times.
Man A then goes to punch Joao’s brother.
Joao then punches Man A.
Then Joao seems to just be punching wildly.
Joao punches Man B who has not punched anyone and had just walked up to the group.
Then Teen hits Joao but doesn’t look like it really connected.
Then Joao hits the teen – it looks hard. Teen drops.
They are both FUCKED.
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