Mladenovac Killer Detained for 48 Hours Pending Prosecution Interrogation

(Patria) - Uroš Blažić, arrested on suspicion of committing a massacre in villages near Smederevo and Mladenovac, has been detained for up to 48 hours, the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Smederevo announced today.

Based on the evidence gathered so far and information collected from citizens, it is suspected that the suspect U.B. (21) from Dubona committed the criminal offenses of aggravated murder, illegal production, possession, carrying, and trafficking of weapons and explosive materials, as well as kidnapping.

"On May 4th of this year, in the late evening hours and during the night, U.B. took the lives of eight people and wounded 14 with automatic gunfire in the territory of Smederevo and Mladenovac. During the search of the suspect and the premises he used, a large quantity of weapons and ammunition was found. While fleeing the scene, the suspect threatened a taxi driver with death, thus forcing him to drive him to a village in the municipality of Kragujevac, where the suspect was found today in the morning hours in a facility owned by his uncle," stated the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Smederevo.

By order of the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Smederevo, the suspect has been detained for up to 48 hours, after which he will be questioned within the legal deadline at the premises of the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Smederevo.

As Nova.rs portal learns, the suspect will most likely be questioned on Sunday.