Mass Murder

Mural to the victims in Dubona (Photo: Tanjug/Veran Matić)

Mass murder

04.May 2026. B. B.

The father of the victims of the massacre in Dubona: The attitude "it's not my child" still prevails

"We didn't move from that point, we stayed on May 3 and 4. Nothing new happened, nobody took concrete steps," says Saša Panić, who lost his daughter and son in the Duboni massacre

Mass murder

04.May 2026. B. B.

The third anniversary of the massacre in Mali Orašje and Dubona

Uroš Blažić, armed with an automatic rifle and a pistol, killed nine young people in Mali Orašje and Dubona

Tragedy in "Ribnikar"

03.May 2026. Tijana Stanic / BB

Three years of amok in "Ribnikar": One gloomy morning

Chronology of the mass murder in "Ribnikar" and the events that followed

Tragedy in "Ribnikar"

03.May 2026. B. B.

Victim's mother: The downfall of Serbian society began with "Ribnikar", not with the fall of the canopy

"It's easier to point a finger at the fall of the canopy and look for the culprit in the authorities, and in the case of 'Ribnikar' everything came down to the pathology of one family", believes Ninela Radičević, mother of one of the victims of the mass murder at the "Vladislav Ribnikar" Elementary School.

SAD

20.April 2026. IN THE

Massacre in Louisiana: The killer was related to some of the victims

In the US state of Louisiana, in the city of Shreveport, eight children were killed and several others were injured in an attack that the authorities are treating as domestic violence. The suspected attacker was killed after a police chase, while the motive for the crime is currently unknown

Mass murder

11.February 2026. IN THE

In a shooting at a high school in Canada, ten dead, including the attacker

In a shooting at a high school in the city of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, ten people were killed, including the attacker, who, according to the police, inflicted fatal injuries on himself. The motive for the attack is currently unknown.

The anniversary of the shooting in Ribnikar: Ten victims were killed in a mass murder

Elementary school "Vladislav Ribnikar"

09.June 2025 B. B.

"Ribnikar" case: Second instance trial on June 19

At the public session of the Court of Appeal, appeals will be considered against the verdict that was pronounced on December 30 last year

Sibir

29.May 2025. B. B.

Massacre in Siberia: A teenager killed four children and set himself on fire

In the city of Baikalsk, in the Irkutsk region of Siberia, a young man (17) committed a massacre - he killed four children at a birthday party, allegedly because a 14-year-old girl rejected him

Two years since the mass murder

03.May 2025. Milica Tošić

Memorial Center "Ribnikar": Step by step

There is no doubt that there will be a memorial center dedicated to the victims of crimes in "Ribnikar". But when? And, above all, what will it include and what will it look like? These are still unanswered questions, although experts say there is no need to rush

Two years of sadness and memories

03.May 2025. IN THE

Silence at 8.40:XNUMX a.m.: Commemoration of the victims of the massacre at the "Vladislav Ribnikar" school

On the second anniversary of the unprecedented crime that shook Serbia on May 3, 2023, citizens gathered in front of the "Vladislav Ribnikar" Elementary School to pay their respects to the murdered students and the school guard. A minute of silence at 8.40:XNUMX a.m., exactly when the shots rang out two years ago, was also observed on national television.

Mass murder in "Ribnikar"

25.April 2025. B. B.

Murderer's Boy's Father: No one knew the code to the gun safe

The father of the killer boy, Vladimir Kecmanović, said that he kept the weapon in a special cassette that he bought in a specialized store that sells weapons and equipment.

Mass murder

05.February 2025. IN THE

Tragic balance of shooting in Sweden: At least 11 dead in adult education center

At least 11 people were killed in a shooting that took place at an educational center for the elderly in the Swedish city of Orebro. Police believe the attacker acted alone and that the incident is not related to organized crime or terrorism

Chronicle

12.December 2024 SZ

Uroš Blažić was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the massacre, his father was also sentenced to the same sentence

Uroš Blažić, who killed nine and wounded 4 people in the villages of Malo Orašje and Dubona on May 2023, 12, was sentenced today before the Special Court in Belgrade. The father of Uroš Blažić, Radiša Blažić, was sentenced to a total sentence of 20 years in prison

Justice

25.October 2024 IN THE

Prosecution: Expanded indictment against the parents of the murderer from "Ribnikar"

After new evidence, the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade expanded the indictment against Vladimir and Miljana Kecmanović for neglecting and abusing their minor son, who committed the massacre at the "Vladislav Ribnikar" school.

One year since the May tragedies: Will the victims receive justice

Massacre at Vladislav Ribnikar Primary School

17.October 2024 B. B.

The hearing of the juvenile murderer from "Ribnikar" has ended.

The representative of the families of the injured, lawyer Ognjen Božović, said after the hearing that his impression was that the trial was quite emotional and that "we got answers to many questions".

Trial for a crime in Mali Orašje and Dubona

21.August 2024 IN THE

Uroš Blažić: I am guilty - I am ready to bear any sentence

The trial of Uroš Blažić, accused of killing nine and wounding 4 people in the villages of Malo Orašje and Dubona on May 12 last year, began in the Special Court. The accused admitted that he had committed the murder. Family members of those killed and wounded are in the courtroom

Chronicle

26.July 2024 IN THE

The mass murderer in Dubona and Mali Orašje almost fully admitted his guilt

At the preliminary hearing, Uroš Blažić said "he doesn't know what possessed him to commit such a crime."

Croatia

22.July 2024 IM/BB

Six people were killed in a shooting at a home for the elderly in Daruvar

The murder took place when a man entered the Home for the Elderly and Infirm in Daruvar and started shooting randomly. According to the Index portal, the killer is Krešimir Pahoki (51), a retired military policeman, and his mother is among the victims.

Historic ruling in Michigan

15.march 2024 SZ/CNN/AP

The father of a minor mass murderer in the USA was convicted of manslaughter

In the United States, for the first time in history, the father of a minor child who committed a mass murder was convicted of manslaughter.

A working group is formed

08.march 2024 NR

The part of "Ribnikar" where the crime took place is becoming a memorial center

There will be no classes in the part of the "Vladislav Ribnikar" school where the massacre took place last year. It remains to be seen exactly what kind of memorial center dedicated to the victims will be created

SAD

18.January 2024 Voice of America

Mass murder in Texas: Police waited too long

In the report on the mass murder at the school in Juvalde, it is stated that the police officers did not immediately confront the attacker, who was among the students and employees for as long as 77 minutes.

SAD

12.January 2024 Voice of America/AP

Mass Murderer's Friend: I warned the authorities what he was going to do

"I did what I could, even more than that, I literally mapped out for them what he was going to do," said Sean Hodgson, a friend of Robert Card, who killed 18 people in Maine.

Češka

22.December 2023 BG

Prague in shock: Killed three people before the massacre at the university?

Police have taken precautionary measures for schools, and the Czech government has declared Saturday a day of national mourning. More and more details about the killer are known

Society

18.December 2023 MJ

The brother of those killed in Mali Orašje is running to help the families

Jovan Mitrović, in a written statement, stated that one of his brother Petar's wishes was to leave the village of Malo Orašje and go to the Tumane monastery, where he would receive communion.

Elementary school Vladislav Ribnikar

16.December 2023 BG

"Ribnikar": Parents of murdered children painted over the sign "school"

Parents stuck stickers on the windows of the school that read "We will not forgive your children", "Serbia, stop, your children are not safe", "Restore safety in schools".

Elementary School "Vladislav Ribnikar"

16.December 2023 NR

Memorial center or just "corner": "Ribnikar" is both an execution ground and a school

The parents of the children killed in the "Vladislav Ribnikar" school say that the state is not taking any action regarding the dispute - should the whole school be a memorial center or only a part of it or just one classroom?

Education

17.November 2023 BG

Citizens' Protector after the mass murder: Pupils being on duty is illegal

The practice of student on-call duty was re-examined after the tragic event at the "Vladislav Ribnikar" Elementary School on May 3 this year, when female students who were on duty in the school hall that day were among those killed, the patron announced