Arrest in Serbia satanic killing investigation
A man was arrested today after claiming he killed a five-year-old boy and his uncle and dismembered them in a satanic ritual, Serbian police said.
The suspect, identified as Danijel J, 27, allegedly cut off the victims’ heads, arms and legs in Novi Banovci, a village just north of Belgrade, on Monday and dumped the bodies in the Danube River, police said.
The dismembered bodies of the boy and his 26-year-old uncle were discovered by fishermen yesterday, police said.
They said a search of Danijel’s flat in the village uncovered “satanic literature” which showed he belonged to an unidentified religious sect.
Belgrade’s B-92 TV said axes and knives were used to cut the victims.
The murders spread panic among the local population.
Serbia’s Interior Minister Dragan Jocic said ritual killings were on the rise in Serbia.
