The Ribnikar Case
A mass shooting took place at Belgrade's Vladislav Ribnikar school on May 3, 2023. Because the shooter was younger than 14, the central issues became parental responsibility, gun storage, the role of the school, and the state's response; on June 18, 2026, the repeated trial against K.K.'s parents ended with a first-instance guilty verdict.
What matters
Vladimir Kecmanovic was found guilty of a grave offense against public safety and neglect and abuse of a minor; Miljana Kecmanovic was found guilty of neglect and abuse of a minor.
Chronology
K.K.'s parents receive prison sentences in the repeated Ribnikar trial
On June 18, the Higher Court in Belgrade sentenced Vladimir Kecmanovic to 14 years and 6 months and Miljana Kecmanovic to 2 years and 11 months in prison in the repeated trial. The first-instance verdict can be appealed before the Court of Appeal.
Ribnikar: closing arguments pushed the case toward a verdict date
On June 10, closing arguments in the case against K.K.'s parents made the next court step the central question of the day. Outlets tracked the prosecution's requested sentences, the reactions of victims' families, and the wait for the verdict.
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K.K.'s parents receive prison sentences in the repeated Ribnikar trial
On June 18, the Higher Court in Belgrade sentenced Vladimir Kecmanovic to 14 years and 6 months and Miljana Kecmanovic to 2 years and 11 months in prison in the repeated trial. The first-instance verdict can be appealed before the Court of Appeal.
Ribnikar: closing arguments pushed the case toward a verdict date
On June 10, closing arguments in the case against K.K.'s parents made the next court step the central question of the day. Outlets tracked the prosecution's requested sentences, the reactions of victims' families, and the wait for the verdict.
What changed
- On June 18, 2026, the Higher Court in Belgrade sentenced Vladimir Kecmanovic to 14 years and 6 months in prison and Miljana Kecmanovic to 2 years and 11 months in the repeated trial.
- Vladimir Kecmanovic was found guilty of a grave offense against public safety and neglect and abuse of a minor; Miljana Kecmanovic was found guilty of neglect and abuse of a minor.
- The court extended Miljana Kecmanovic's ban on approaching, meeting, or communicating with witness K.K. until she is sent to serve the sentence, and confiscated Vladimir's weapons and ammunition listed in the verdict.