Anel Bećirović sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of his wife Emira Maslan

(Patria) - A first-instance verdict was delivered today at the Cantonal Court in Sarajevo, sentencing Anel Bećirović (35) to a unified prison sentence of 20 years for the murder of his common-law wife Emira Maslan (31).

The cruel crime occurred on the night between November 12 and 13, 2023, in an apartment on Bosanska Street in Alipašino Polje, when he killed Emira with a shot to the head in front of their four-year-old son.

After that, the accused left the apartment with the child.

The next day, he kept the child locked in another apartment, and then refused to open the door upon the arrival of the police.

Police officers forcibly entered the apartment and arrested him. At the same time, he possessed the weapon with which he committed the murder without a permit.

Previously, the Sarajevo Canton Prosecutor's Office had requested the maximum sentence for Anel Bećirović.