A Turkish footballer has been arrested after allegedly confessing to police that he smothered his five-year-old son to death with a pillow because he 'didn't love him'. Turkish footballer Cevher Toktas (pictured) has been arrested after allegedly confessing to killing his five-year-old son because he 'didn't love him'Toktas and his son were placed into quarantine together by doctors but later that day he reportedly informed staff that Kasim was struggling to breathe. It is claimed that hospital staff ruled the five-year-old's death as natural and it that Covid-19 was recorded as the cause of death. However, 11 days after the the boy's death, Toktas reportedly travelled to a local police station to hand himself in and admit that he had killed his son. Turkish media have reported that his statement read: 'I pressed a pillow on my son who was lying on his back.

Source: Daily Mail May 13, 2020 09:54 UTC