Schoolmate’s Bloody Face

The witness, who testified before the Cantonal Court in Zenica, said that he did not know who arrested or beat the Bozics.

According to his testimony, the situation in the Unit was chaotic and “one did not know who did what” in June 1992.

“I remember having come from the town and seen civilians and everything in the school building. I saw Nedeljko Bozic, who was my schoolmate. His face was covered with blood. I asked him: ‘What happened? Do you want water?’ He nodded, so I gave him water. I did not speak to him anymore,” the witness recalled.

He said that he also saw his brother Veseljko, who had injuries on his head.

“Later on I heard that they were in the Penal and Correctional Facility and that their father had had a heart attack. That is what I heard from others,” Babic said.

Responding to a question by indictee Djerahovic, the witness confirmed that he did not see him in the school building that day.

Djerahovic and Saric are charged with having participated in the physical abuse of Andjelko Bozic and his sons Nedeljko and Veseljko in Bukovica village, Zenica municipality, on June 16, 1992.

Andjelko Bozic died due to the beating, while his sons received severe bodily injuries.

The trial is due to continue on November 28.