New Belgrade Stabbing Victim Refuses to Cooperate
A man, 35, was stabbed in New Belgrade and found in a garage on Dr. Ivan Ribar Street. There is no blood at the scene, and he has told investigators nothing about who attacked him.
A 35 year old man was stabbed in New Belgrade and later found in a garage on Dr. Ivan Ribar Street. The call came in at 12:59 a.m., in the night between August 14 and 15.
He suffered stab wounds to the neck, chest and left arm, along with cuts to the ear and head. An ambulance crew treated him at the scene before he was taken to the Emergency Center.
No Blood Traces at the Garage Scene
No blood was found in the garage where the man was located. That does not match the number and type of wounds he sustained, since injuries like these typically leave traces at the place they were inflicted.
Investigators now suspect the garage is not where the attack actually happened. The working theory is that he made his way there on his own, already injured, looking for shelter or waiting for help. The exact location of the attack has not been established.
Why Does the Investigation Still Have No Suspect?
Because the victim will not talk. He has not told investigators who attacked him, why it happened, or where it happened. He has refused to cooperate altogether.
Without his statement, the pre-investigation file holds little: the location where he was found, the pattern of his injuries, and medical records from the Emergency Center. The attacker’s identity is unknown, the motive is unknown, and even where the knife was used remains unknown.
A victim’s refusal to talk is not a crime. But it effectively halts the part of the work that in cases like this usually moves fastest, meaning establishing who attacked whom and why.
Who Is the Injured Man
Belgrade media have identified the injured man as Vuk Vucinic, who was previously arrested during the investigation into the Veljko Belivuk group. Police have not officially confirmed his identity.
In that earlier investigation, Vucinic spent four months in pretrial detention. He was suspected of luring Goran Velickovic to a house in Ritopek. He was released after Bojan Hrvatin, who signed a plea deal with prosecutors and was granted cooperating-witness status, stated in his confession that it was he, not Vucinic, who drove Velickovic there.
A Beating Outside a Venue in November 2025
In November 2025, Vucinic was beaten outside a hospitality venue after security staff refused him entry over the dress code. Accounts of where this happened differ: some media reports place the venue in Zemun, others in New Belgrade.
According to the suspicion at the time, he pulled a knife and cut security staff on their arms and legs. Two security guards overpowered him and beat him. He suffered severe head injuries and ended up in a coma.
Security staff identified as B.K. and G.R. were arrested, with a third, M.N., arrested two days later. The prosecutor ordered the security guards held for up to 48 hours on suspicion of grievous bodily harm, while Vucinic, once he recovered, faced planned detention on suspicion of minor bodily harm. Because the injuries were classified as life-threatening, the case was taken over by the Belgrade Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office.
Separately from that attack, Vucinic fell ill that same month at the Third Basic Court in Belgrade. He was transferred to the neurosurgery ward due to a buildup of blood around the brain.
What Has Been Established So Far
What is known at this point comes down to a handful of facts:
- the call came in at 12:59 a.m., from a garage on Dr. Ivan Ribar Street in New Belgrade
- a 35 year old man with stab wounds to the neck, chest and left arm
- cuts to the ear and head, treated by an ambulance crew and taken to the Emergency Center
- no blood traces in the garage, and suspicion the attack happened elsewhere
- the injured man has refused to cooperate with investigators
The attacker has not been identified.
