Where did the animal blood found on Rojin’s tracksuit come from?  

2026-09-26 09:05:39


	 

	Rozerin Gültekin

	 

	AMED - Aygül Kabais, Rojin Kabais’s mother, said: “The owner of the house where Rojin is said to have been taken says, ‘I’m a butcher; that house is empty, and I take livers there and bring them back from time to time.’ ‘At first, they said the blood found on Rojin’s tracksuit was from a woman, but later they said it was animal blood. The blood on Rojin could be from the livers in the house,’ she said.

	 

	Following the disappearance of Rojin Kabais, a first-year student in the Department of Child Development at Van Yüzüncü Yıl University (YYÜ), on 27 September 2024, and the discovery of her body on 15 October, the investigation into her suspicious death, launched by the Van Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, is ongoing.

	 

	In the second part of our series, Rojin Kabais’s mother, Aygül Kabais, called for the perpetrators to be found.

	 

	‘Let her flatmate tell us everything she knows’

	 

	“These past two years have been very difficult for us,” said Aygül Kabais, expressing that her family had been suffering for two years. Aygül Kabais added, “May God not let them get away with what they’ve done to us. For two years, we’ve been constantly looking at Rojin’s photos and videos. We want her killer to be brought to justice. We are pressing charges against her flatmate. At the house where the incident took place, mobile phone signals were detected from the flatmate, Rojin and two other people. Although the flatmate did not go back to the hall of residence that evening, she stated in her statement that she had gone there. Her flatmate must come forward and tell us everything she knows. We’re not saying she killed her, but why won’t she tell us what she knows? We sent our daughter to university; our daughter is dead – why aren’t they getting to the bottom of what happened? Everything is clear, yet they’re not revealing it. We will continue our fight until the killers are brought to justice."

	 

	

	 

	‘Why wasn’t the case opened in other countries?’

	 

	Aygül Kabais, who stated that attempts were being made to close the case by labelling it a suicide, emphasised that the case could not be closed thanks to the campaign they had waged. “They tried to sweep it under the carpet by calling it a suicide, but a parent knows their own child – Rojin was not the sort of person to take her own life. Both the school and the hall of residence have a hand in this; we are lodging complaints against both. If the state had punished the killers in the femicides that have taken place so far, these deaths would not have happened. We want justice. ‘They sent Rojin’s phone to China and Spain to be unlocked, and now they’ve sent it to Mersin. Why can the phone be unlocked in Mersin but not in those other countries?’ she asked.

	 

	Where did the animal blood come from?

	 

	Aygül Kabais finally emphasised that the blood found on Rojin could have come from the house where it was allegedly taken. Aygül Kabais said, “The owner of the house where Rojin is said to have been taken claims, ‘I’m a butcher; that house is empty, and I occasionally take livers there and bring them back.’ At first, they said the blood found on Rojin’s tracksuit was from a woman, but later they said it was animal blood. The blood on Rojin could also be from the livers in that house. The owner of that house might have a hand in this. The owner has complained about the people sharing his house, but in fact, we are the ones complaining about them. Why is Rojin’s phone picking up a signal in that house? The village headman of Bardakçı and the owner are relatives; the headman is also involved in this incident. They know something but aren’t speaking out."