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Woman from Kraljevo arrested in arson case involving prosecutor Vujičić's car

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Serbian police arrested M.I., 42, from Kraljevo over suspected involvement in the burning of Valjevo prosecutor Vukašin Vujičić's car.
  • Police suspect she stayed near the scene and arranged transport from Belgrade to Valjevo for P.I., who had already been arrested in the case.
  • The car was set on fire outside the prosecutor's building, with no injuries reported; the rear of the vehicle burned.

Police in Valjevo arrested a 42-year-old woman from Kraljevo as they continued investigating the burning of the car belonging to public prosecutor Vukašin Vujičić.

The Interior Ministry said M.I. is suspected of committing the criminal offence of causing general danger. Investigators believe she was near the scene when the offence took place and arranged transport from Belgrade to Valjevo for P.I., another suspect who had already been arrested.

The car was set on fire outside Vujičić's building during the night of Aug. 15 to 16. No one was injured, but the rear of the vehicle burned. M.I. was taken to the Basic Public Prosecutor's Office in Ub.

Police arrested 20-year-old P.I. on Aug. 27 on suspicion of causing the fire. The police administration said he had escaped from a correctional institution in Kruševac in June and was wanted. He was ordered held for up to 48 hours and is due to be brought before the competent public prosecutor with a criminal complaint.

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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.