Civil proceedings against Kecmanović postponed due to suspension of lawyers' work

In the High Court in Belgrade today, the civil proceedings against the father, mother and boy who killed nine peers and a school guard at the "Vladislav Ribnikar" elementary school on May 3, 2023, and according to the lawsuit of the Dukić family, whose daughter was killed, were postponed until April 3.

The trial was postponed due to suspension of the work of lawyers.

This proceeding was initiated against Miljana and Vladimir Kecmanović, their son, as well as against the school and the state, and following a lawsuit by members of the Dukić family, whose daughter was killed at the time.

The court will decide on this claim only after the end of the civil proceedings, and make a decision whether it fully or partially accepts the claim of the family, or possibly rejects it.

The lawsuit was filed in civil proceedings for non-material damage compensation for mental pain suffered due to the death of a close person, as well as for the fear suffered.

In addition to this, there are three other civil proceedings. At the end of last year, the High Court issued a first-instance verdict in the criminal proceedings, by which Vladimir Kecmanović was sentenced to 14 and a half years in prison, Miljana Kecmanović to three years in prison, and Nemanja Marinković, the instructor at the shooting range where the minor practiced shooting, to 15 months in prison.

Vladimir and Miljana Kecmanović were convicted of the criminal offense of neglecting and abusing a child, while Vladimir Kecmanović was also convicted of the criminal offense of serious offense against public safety.

In addition to the criminal case, a civil proceedings against Kecmanović was also completed, following a lawsuit filed by 27 family members of the murdered. Minor K.K. is criminally irresponsible because he was not 14 years old at the time of the massacre.