Detention ordered for minors suspected of murdering elderly woman in Sarajevo

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - The Cantonal Court in Sarajevo has ordered a one-month detention for three minors suspected of murdering an elderly woman S.S. (74) in the area of Sarajevo's Stari Grad municipality, N1 has confirmed.

Spokesperson for the Sarajevo Canton Prosecutor's Office, Azra Bavčić, confirmed that detention was ordered at the proposal of this judicial institution, without providing further information.

“Due to the law on access and protection of minors in criminal proceedings, we cannot give any details except that the Cantonal Court ordered a one-month detention,” Bavčić stated.

Incidentally, when it comes to minors, a preparatory procedure follows before a juvenile judge.

Recall, the murder that occurred two days ago in Sarajevo shocked the public, and minors are suspected of it, specifically the 14-year-old granddaughter of the 74-year-old woman and her 15-year-old friend, who, according to the police report, strangled her and presented it as a natural death, until an autopsy determined it was a murder.

In addition to the two of them, a 16-year-old boy was also arrested, suspected of aiding the perpetrator after the criminal act was committed.