Vranje Student Dorm: Prosecutors Seek Case Against 2 Minors
Vranje's Higher Public Prosecutor's Office is seeking preparatory proceedings against two minors suspected of abusing and torturing a peer at a student dorm on August 31.
The Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Vranje has asked a juvenile judge to open preparatory proceedings against two minors from the secondary school student dorm in Vranje. They are suspected of abusing and torturing a peer on August 31, prosecutors announced on October 13, six weeks after the incident.
What are the two students accused of?
Prosecutors said the case concerns the criminal offense of abuse and torture. According to their statement:
“Two students of the dorm are suspected of having committed, as co-perpetrators, the criminal offense of abuse and torture”
The prosecutors add that one more person is suspected of the same offense, but as an accomplice. The statement does not say how old that person is, so no age is given here either. The request for preparatory proceedings concerns the two minors.
What about the adult suspect?
Prosecutors suspect that an adult, identified by the initials M. C., also took part in the incident. The case against him will be handled by the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office in Vranje, separately from the proceedings before the juvenile judge.
What is known about the night of August 31 to September 1?
Local media reported at the time that sexual violence against a minor had allegedly taken place at the dorm during the night between August 31 and September 1. In its statement, the prosecutor’s office classifies the offense as abuse and torture.
The ages of the suspects and of the victim have not been released, and no measures have been announced. Neither the dorm nor the competent ministry has commented on the case. The minors’ names are withheld, and all suspects remain just that: this is the prosecutors’ suspicion, not established guilt.
