Zoran Marjanovic Not Seen by Neighbors Since Hospital Stay
Neighbors say he is not at the apartment he rents, and Kurir reports he skipped scheduled dressing changes. His lawyer says his absence from court was justified.
Zoran Marjanovic, who was beaten in his apartment in Palilula last weekend and then hospitalized, has not been seen since leaving the hospital, neighbors say. According to Kurir, he also failed to show up for scheduled dressing changes at his local health center.
We reported on October 6 that Marjanovic had left the hospital and continued treatment at home. Where he is now has not been confirmed.
What do the neighbors in his building say?
Reporters from Telegraf and Kurir visited the building where Marjanovic rents his apartment. Residents said they have not seen him since the incident. One neighbor also described how she came to learn about his whereabouts.
Zoran lives here as a tenant. He drives a really striking car, a bright color, but we haven’t seen him since the day the incident happened. He has vanished! The owner of the apartment he lived in has two or three of his own apartments here, and the day after the incident we saw him come to the neighborhood and enter the building where Zoran was.
That is how the neighbor described the situation in the area to Telegraf. She added that she did not see Marjanovic himself even then. The owner of the apartment, she says, came to the building the day after the fight.
Another neighbor called his family, as she is in touch with them. She told Telegraf what they said:
They told me he isn’t here at all. That he went somewhere, and they don’t know where either.
This is the claim of one neighbor, not a statement from the family. The family has not spoken publicly.
Voices from the apartment and a car gone from the parking lot
A neighbor who spoke to Kurir tells a different story. He says he hears voices from the apartment but does not know who is inside.
Since he left the hospital, I haven’t seen him leave the apartment. You can constantly hear some voices from inside, but I’m not sure whether he is there. I don’t know who is in there or what is going on, but I haven’t seen him.
The two accounts do not rule each other out, but neither confirms where Marjanovic is. Kurir adds that the car in the striking color is not in the parking lot in front of the building.
According to the paper, doctors diagnosed Marjanovic with a brain contusion and mild traces of bleeding. Once his condition stabilized, he was released for treatment at home. It is not known whether he canceled the dressing appointments, switched health facilities, or is receiving care at home.
Why is the fight linked to his girlfriend’s name?
Neighbors say Marjanovic lives in the apartment with his girlfriend Leontina and that, in their words, the fight broke out because of her. There is no official confirmation. Kurir writes that it photographed Leontina as she left the building alone and walked to her car.
The hearing at the Higher Court
Marjanovic also did not appear at a hearing at the Higher Court, where he is on trial on a charge of murdering his wife, the singer Jelena Marjanovic. His defense lawyer, Nikola Dumnic, said the absence was justified.
The defendant has a justified medical reason for not appearing. So, my client could not come to court for health reasons.
Dumnic did not confirm that Marjanovic is in his apartment, nor did he say where he currently is. Marjanovic is on trial on a charge, and his guilt has not been established.
