Convicted murderer uses razor blade to kill cellmate

27-year-old M.J., a prisoner in the KPZ Beograd jail in Belgrade, has murdered his cellmate, the Serbian Justice Ministry announced on Wednesday.

Convicted murderer uses razor blade to kill cellmate

27-year-old M.J., a prisoner in the KPZ Beograd jail in Belgrade, has murdered his cellmate, the Serbian Justice Ministry announced on Wednesday.

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M.J., who is serving 40 years in prison for aggravated murder, used a blade from a Bic razor to kill R.S., with whom he shared a cell for the past two months.

R.S. was sent to prison for five years for aggravated theft, and was a repeat offender, a statement said.

The police and the prosecution have been informed, and an investigation of the scene in under way, the Justice Ministry said on Wednesday.