Eight police officers arrested suspected of beating and torturing the brother of man accused of murdering D.I.

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N.P., M.Lj., B.M., I.T., M.S., M.B. and Z.Dj., all from Belgrade, and J.K. from Nova Pazova, have been arrested on suspicion of committing the criminal offence of grievous bodily harm resulting in the death of the injured person, in conjunction with the criminal offence of abuse and torture committed jointly. The victim was D.D., whose death was pronounced on 7 April 2024 at the official premises of the Police Department in Bor, the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office announced.

The suspects have been placed in police custody for up to 48 hours and will be brought before the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Niš, together with a criminal complaint, for questioning.

After all the suspects have been questioned, the public will be informed of the actions taken through a statement published on the website of the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Niš, the prosecution said.

The late D.D. was the brother of D.D., who is charged with the murder of two-year-old girl Danka Ilić and was arrested alongside his brother following the girl's disappearance.

There are suspicions that the arrested police officers beat D.D. to death while he was being questioned at the police station.