Robbery: Prosecutors Seek 30 Days Detention for R. B. (32)

The Third Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade has asked a court to order detention of up to 30 days for R. B. (32), a suspect in a robbery case. The proposal was filed after the suspect was questioned at the prosecutor’s office, and the stated reason is risk of flight, the office said in a statement.

On October 7, 2026, the prosecutors also issued an order to open an investigation against the suspect. As of publication, the court’s decision on detention is not known.

What happened on October 3?

According to the prosecutors, R. B. is suspected of trying to pull the victim, identified as V. A., into a yard on October 3. When V. A. refused, the suspect allegedly snatched a phone from his hand.

The victim then tried to run, but the suspect caught up with him and knocked him to the ground. The portal sd.rs reports that he gripped him by the neck and tried to drag him toward a house, while Una reports that he began to choke him. Both accounts rely on the prosecutors’ statement.

V. A. managed to break free and escape. The suspect then allegedly took his coat, bag and a backpack that contained money.

Where did it happen, and what has been done since?

Sources differ on the location. Tanjug and Una mention only Belgrade, while sd.rs writes that the incident took place in Zemun, in the yard of a house, and that Zemun police, on the order of a public prosecutor from the Third Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office, held a 32-year-old man in custody. The street has not been published.

Based on what has been announced, the sequence of the proceedings looks like this:

• October 3: robbery of V. A.
• the suspect is held on the public prosecutor’s order
• October 7: order to open an investigation
• the suspect is questioned before the public prosecutor
• a proposal to the Third Basic Court in Belgrade to order detention of up to 30 days

What is still unknown?

The prosecutors have not said how much money was in the backpack, whether the victim was injured, or what the suspect said during questioning. It is also unknown whether the court will accept the detention proposal. Until a final verdict, R. B. is presumed innocent, and the robbery charge rests solely on the prosecutors’ allegations.