Grandson suspected of stabbing grandmother to death with knife in Zadar; separate case: man run over by tractor
Zadar police have suspected a 24-year-old of stabbing his 73-year-old grandmother to death in her flat. In a separate case, a 31-year-old is suspected of killing a 50-year-old pedestrian with a tractor in Virovitica-Podravina County.
Double homicide in Croatia: grandson suspected in grandmother's death, another man run over by tractor
Two serious cases of violent deaths within two days have shaken Croatia, according to Večernji list. In Zadar, a 24-year-old is suspected of stabbing his own 73-year-old grandmother to death, while in Virovitica-Podravina County a 31-year-old is suspected of killing a 50-year-old pedestrian with a tractor.
Homicide in Zadar's Stanovi district
According to a statement from Zadar police, the young man came to a flat in the Zadar settlement of Stanovi on 5 October at 13:50, where his grandmother lived. After entering the flat, he killed her with a sharp object — most likely a knife.
Neighbours called police after the young man had been knocking on the flat's door for some time. Police officers found him inside when they arrived. He was arrested and taken into custody, and an investigation was carried out at the scene under the supervision of the competent deputy state prosecutor of the Zadar County State Prosecutor's Office.
It is stated that the young man's sister was in the flat at the time of the homicide. After the completion of criminal investigation and interrogation at the prosecutor's office, the 24-year-old is expected to be brought before an investigating judge at the Zadar County Court for the determination of remand custody. The motive for the homicide is not yet known, nor is it known whether police had previously intervened in the family.
Body found on gravel road near Mala Črešnjevica
Virovitica-Podravina Police Administration investigated the second case. A report of a dead man's body on a gravel road near Mala Črešnjevica was received on 3 October at 19:19.
Criminal investigation determined that on the same day at 18:30, a 31-year-old struck a 50-year-old pedestrian with a tractor, who died at the scene. Police classified the incident as a homicide, and the 31-year-old was arrested, questioned, and criminally reported to the competent prosecutor's office. The motive in this case is also not yet known.
Source: Večernji list