ZADAR, Feb 20 (Hina) - The State County Prosecutor in Zadar, Ivan Galovic, on Wednesday demanded from the Zadar police department a report on the case of physical attack of a minor on a Serb returnee, Jovan Bota, 67, at the beginning
of February in Benkovac, as Bota's family has linked his last week's death with injuries received in the attack. The attack happened on February 1 following three minors, in Perusic near Benkovac, first attacked Bota verbally on national grounds to which he responded to, the police says. One minor then hit Bota on his back after which he fell off his bike. Bota was receiving treatments in a hospital in Biograd for rib fractures after which he was released home, Zadar police said. Bota died on February 13 in his house. A coroner in Benkovac concluded Bota had died of natural death, and released permission for burial. after Bota's death, his daughter reported the case with the
ZADAR, Feb 20 (Hina) - The State County Prosecutor in Zadar, Ivan
Galovic, on Wednesday demanded from the Zadar police department a
report on the case of physical attack of a minor on a Serb returnee,
Jovan Bota, 67, at the beginning of February in Benkovac, as Bota's
family has linked his last week's death with injuries received in
the attack.
The attack happened on February 1 following three minors, in
Perusic near Benkovac, first attacked Bota verbally on national
grounds to which he responded to, the police says. One minor then
hit Bota on his back after which he fell off his bike. Bota was
receiving treatments in a hospital in Biograd for rib fractures
after which he was released home, Zadar police said.
Bota died on February 13 in his house. A coroner in Benkovac
concluded Bota had died of natural death, and released permission
for burial. after Bota's death, his daughter reported the case with
the police, as she was suspicious of her father's death being
related to the said attack. As soon as he receives the police
report, prosecutor Galovic will decide whether to exhume Bota.
The police has filed charges against the three minors from Perusic
who attacked Bota.
As published in some dailies on Wednesday, the County Prosecutor
was informed of the Benkovac event by the president of the Croatian
Helsinki Committee, Zarko Puhovski.
(hina) np