Turkey newborn scandal: dozens of medics on trial over baby deaths

Ten newborns died in an alleged scam in which babies were allegedly moved between hospitals for profit.

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Prosecutors say doctors, nurses and ambulance drivers are responsible for the deaths of at least 10 children.

The defendants are accused of making false diagnoses to transfer babies to 19 private hospitals, where they were allegedly kept in intensive care in neonatal units for lengthy, sometimes unnecessary treatments.

According to the 1,400-page indictment, those involved shared the social security payments earned for each day a baby stayed in the unit. The defendants deny wrongdoing.

They say they made the decisions in good faith and gave the babies the best possible care.

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