FIRST PHOTOS AFTER TRAGEDY ON MT. ZLATIBOR: Police tape around building, forensic experts comb through area

Photo: Rina

A serious tragedy occurred in the wider center of the central settlement in the mountain resort Zlatibor in western Serbia today when the body of a young woman was found on a sidewalk in front of a residential building.

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According to initial, unofficial information, the victim is a Russian citizen, about 20 years old, who was staying in a rented apartment in this building.

The neighborhood is under complete police blockade, and there are numerous patrols, forensic experts and a prosecutor investigating. Although there is no official confirmation of the exact cause of death yet, the authorities are checking several lines of investigation - from the woman falling or jump, to the possibility of murder.

The competent prosecutor's office in Uzice confirmed for the RINA agency that the investigation is ongoing and that all the circumstances under which the victim died are being determined:

"The investigation is ongoing, it is assumed that the woman was about 20 years old and that she was a Russian citizen. The circumstances under which she died are still unknown - whether she jumped or fell from the balcony of her own accord, or if this was a case of murder. More information will be known after the investigation," said the prosecutor's office.

Photo: RINA

In parallel with the official procedure, sinister doubts arose that this was in fact a brutal crime. According to unofficial reports from the investigation, which have not yet been confirmed, there is a suspicion that the unfortunate woman suffered horrific violence, after which her body was allegedly thrown from a balcony onto the sidewalk.

Unofficial sources mention a Russian citizen as a suspect in this event, who allegedly fled the scene immediately after. The police are intensively looking for him and are undertaking all operational actions to determine his movements.

The competent authorities appeal for patience and refraining from premature conclusions until the forensic findings and the autopsy results provide the final answer to the question of the cause of death. More detailed and official information is expected after the completion of the investigation and a statement from the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Uzice.

(Telegraf.rs)