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Podeli : The Belgrade Special Court on Thursday found Uros Blazic guilty of killing nine people and wounding 12 others in a shooting spree in the Serbian villages of Malo Orasje and Dubona on May 4, 2023 and sentenced him to 20 years in prison. At the same time, the Higher Court in Smederevo also handed down a sentence to his father, Radisa Blazic, who received the same maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. The court reached its first-instance verdict less than four months after the trial began, an unusually swift timeframe for the Serbian judicial system.
“Defendants Uros Blazic and Radisa Blazic are guilty,” said presiding judge Lidija Jovanovski, emphasizing that the court’s decision was unanimous, reported Telegraf. She then explained that Uros Blazic was found guilty of “taking and attempting to take the lives of multiple individuals through brutal, violent behavior in multiple villages, while of sound mind, aware of his actions and their criminal nature, and while carrying firearms, ammunition, and explosive materials.” As Blazic was under 21 at the time of the massacre, he was legally classified as a minor, meaning the maximum sentence he could face for the nine murders was 20 years in prison.
Blazic only showed public remorse during his closing statements, and said he regrets his actions and the fact that “there is no death penalty because that would have been appropriate for me.” Blazic’s father Radisa, was sentenced to the maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for illegal possession, carrying, and distribution of weapons and explosive materials and for endangering public safety..
