Shocker!! Turkish Court Jails 2 Men For 13 Years For Stealing An Ice Cream From A Classmate 8 Years Ago (Photos)

Two schoolboys who stole an ice cream and a bag of salted sunflower seeds from a classmate when they were 14 and 15 have been jailed for 13 years each after a trial lasting 8 years. The sentence was passed down by the court even though the victim had never even complained about the matter to police.

It was only raised by teachers at the school in Istanbul, who were hoping to scare the two boys, part of a group of six that had been stealing the sweets from other kids. Volkan Kutlu, now aged 22, and Okan Ciftci, now aged 23, had managed to complete their education before the sentencing.

Kutlu had even gained a place at university when they were arrested after the appeal court rejected their bid to stay out of jail. Kutlu was dramatically grabbed by police as he was about to walk into an exam. They've been jailed and now the sentence has been confirmed by the High Court 6th Penal Chamber.

Kutlu and Ciftci will now have to serve at least 8 years before they are eligible for parole. Kutlu's mother, Havva Saglam, who is a single parent and who paid for her son's education by working as a nurse, said: "He had an exam the day he was taken to prison.

I took his clothes and lecture notes and came back to Istanbul that night.

'His fellow students and professors were shocked and I was too, not even the child whose sunflower seeds were taken had a complaint about him, yet they sentenced him to imprisonment. They treat my son as if he killed somebody."