Attention: graphic details below.
A “Below Deck” alum and his brother were arrested in Turkey following a fight that left a 17-year-old dead, and Page Six has obtained video of the brutal brawl.
João Franco and his brother Karlos Franco – born in Zimbabwe but moved to Europe to pursue a career in yachting – got into a verbal argument with employees of a clothing store in the Bodrum district of Muğla on Saturday evening.
Local media outlets Voices Newspaper and Haberler.com reported that the siblings used “profanity” which allegedly escalated the argument into a physical altercation just outside the store.
Our exclusively obtained CCTV footage of the incident appears to show Karlos – wearing a dark t-shirt, shorts and a baseball cap – throwing the first punch.
João, 36 – who was wearing a white striped collared shirt, shorts and a baseball cap – quickly intervened and separated his brother from the employee in an apparent attempt to defuse the situation.
The employee appeared to lunge at the two men and shake his fist, and several other employees came out of the store to intervene.
A fight quickly ensues.
The group of men were seen punching and kicking each other, with one even lifting a stool and attempting to throw it at Francos.
João apparently tried to defuse the situation at different times.
However, the fighting continued and he appeared to brandish his fist, after which one of the guys fell to the ground and remained motionless until the fight ended less than a minute later.
According to local reports, the individual who fell to the ground was a 17-year-old store employee who hit his head on some steps while falling.
The Voices newspaper reported that the teenager suffered severe head trauma and cardiac arrest, but was resuscitated by emergency medical responders before being transported to Muğla Training and Research Hospital in critical condition.
However, Haberler.com reported Monday that he succumbed to his injuries and died at the hospital.
João and Karlos were then taken to the Bodrum courthouse and are currently in prison, with a source telling Page Six that the duo are “awaiting next steps.”
Representatives of the Bodrum Municipal Police and the local prison and courthouse did not respond to our requests.
Meanwhile, representatives for Bravo declined to comment. João starred in several seasons of “Below Deck Mediterranean” and “Below Deck Down Under”.
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