Visnjicevo: Son Faces Detention for Burning Father
The Sremska Mitrovica prosecutor's office has requested 30 days of detention for a son accused of dousing his father in gasoline and setting him on fire in Visnjicevo after a dispute over loud music.
A son is suspected of beating his father on Monday, August 31, in the family home in the village of Visnjicevo near Sid, then dousing him with gasoline and setting him on fire. The father died from his injuries. The Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Sremska Mitrovica has asked the court to order up to 30 days of detention for the suspect, on a charge of domestic violence with fatal consequences.
In official records, the suspect is identified by the initials J. Dj., and his father, who died, by the initials S. Dj.
What Locals Say Preceded the Tragedy
According to one Visnjicevo resident, the conflict began when the son turned on loud music and his father came out and asked him to lower it. Locals further claim the father then picked up a wooden leg from a table and struck his son on the back with it, after which the attack followed.
This account is, for now, based solely on statements from local residents that authorities have not officially confirmed. According to these claims, the son began violently beating his father after the blow, first in front of the house, and when the father fled inside, the son followed him in and continued the assault there. Locals say the suspect also struck the victim’s wife, his stepmother, who was in the house at the time. Per the same account circulating in the village, the son then brought gasoline, poured it over his father and set him on fire. The father died of his injuries.
According to available information, the suspect fled the scene after the attack. Police located and arrested him near the railway station. He was held for up to 48 hours, after which he was questioned by prosecutors.
Prosecutors Seek Up to 30 Days of Detention
The Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Sremska Mitrovica said in a statement:
“The Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Sremska Mitrovica has proposed that detention of up to 30 days be ordered for the suspect in a case of domestic violence with fatal consequences.”
News of the detention request was carried by several media outlets during the evening of August 31.
Locals Also Mention an Earlier Case
Village residents claim the suspect had faced criminal prosecution before and had spent a period living abroad. According to accounts circulating in the village, he reportedly stayed away until an earlier case fell under the statute of limitations, then returned. Neither police nor the prosecutor’s office have officially confirmed this claim, so it is not known which proceeding is being referenced or what its outcome was.
Under the law, the suspect is presumed innocent until a final verdict is reached. The exact sequence of events at the house in Visnjicevo, including the residents’ claims about what preceded the attack, still needs to be established in further proceedings before the competent authorities.
