The High Court in Belgrade ruled that they are parents minor KK obliged to pay 6,9 million dinars to plaintiff Tatjana Stevanović jointly and severally in the name of compensation for non-material damage, with statutory default interest starting from the day of the verdict.
The announcement states that the defendants are Miljana and Vladimir Kecmanović and the plaintiff Tatjana Stevanović, the history teacher who was injured in the masquerade in Elementary School "Vladislav Ribnikar" committed by their son, payment of money in the name of damages for physical pain, fear, mental pain due to reduction of general life activity and due to humiliation.
According to the verdict, the parents of the KK are obliged to pay jointly and severally the costs of the proceedings with statutory default interest starting from the day the conditions for enforcement are met.
In the explanation of the judgment, among other things, it is stated that, although at the time of undertaking harmful actions, mal. KK was under the direct supervision of the "Vladislav Ribnikar" Elementary School, the court considers that the defendants Vladimir Kecmanović and Miljana Kecmanović are responsible for the damage caused by their minor son to the plaintiff, since the damage was caused by his poor upbringing, i.e. failure in upbringing and bad examples that the defendants as parents set for him.
The court finds that in a situation in which the parent decided that the minor child should acquire the knowledge of handling and using weapons, and that by going to the shooting range the child acquires a greater interest in this sport or hobby, and all in the period when he is still developing psychophysically, the parent would have to treat the weapons and ammunition that he keeps in the house with a greater degree of attention, that is, to adequately provide weapons and ammunition.
The court rejected the allegations of the defendants that the damage was caused through no fault of theirs, that KK is not capable of reasoning, and that his condition and behavior were not foreseen and prevented by his parents, bearing in mind that during the proceedings it was established that he was a minor. KK, at the moment of undertaking the action, could understand the importance of his work and manage his actions.
An appeal against this verdict is allowed to the Court of Appeal in Belgrade within 15 days from the day of receipt, the High Court said in a statement.