Parents of Serbia's teenage school shooter given jail terms in retrial
BBC News·June 18, 2026

The parents of a teenage school shooter in Serbia have been given jail terms in a retrial. Their 13-year-old son had carried out a deadly attack at the Vladislav Ribnikar school in Belgrade in 2023, killing nine people, including eight girls, a boy, and a school guard. The sentencing comes as a result of the parents' alleged failure to properly supervise their son and prevent the tragedy. The incident was one of the worst school shootings in Serbian history.
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