A. S. Arrested for Stabbing 18-Year-Old in Central Belgrade
Serbia's Interior Ministry announced the arrest of A. S. (2007), suspected of seriously wounding an 18-year-old with a knife on September 24. He was ordered held for up to 48 hours.
Officers of the Stari Grad Police Station, acting on an order from the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade, arrested A. S. (2007) on suspicion of attempted murder. The Belgrade Police Directorate announced the arrest, which stems from a knife attack in the city centre on September 24, 2026.
The statement says:
He is suspected of stabbing an 18-year-old man in the chest and arm in the city centre on September 24 this year, causing serious bodily injuries, after which he fled.
Interior Ministry, Belgrade Police Directorate
The Interior Ministry does not say when the suspect was arrested or where he was after the attack. All that is known is that he fled the scene.
Where and when did the attack happen?
The statement gives neither the place nor the time. Novosti reports that the attack took place at the corner of Brace Jugovica Street and Dobracina Street, around 12:52 a.m. on the night of September 23 to 24. According to that paper, the victim is D. P. (18), and the suspect is 19.
Per the same source, D. P. and a friend were walking back through the city centre when they noticed a man harassing an elderly homeless person. The two young men, Novosti reports, verbally asked the aggressor to leave the man alone, and the argument then turned into an attack. The police statement does not mention a motive, so for now that account rests only on the Novosti report.
What is known about the injuries?
The sources differ on the injuries. The Interior Ministry cites a stab wound to the chest and arm and a serious bodily injury. Novosti writes of several stab wounds to the stomach area and defensive wounds on the arms, and says the young man was taken straight to the Emergency Center and operated on. There is no official statement on his current condition.
Novosti adds that police launched an operation named “Vihor” immediately after the attack to find the suspect, and that Stari Grad officers located him and took him into custody.
What happens next to the suspect?
The suspect has been ordered held for up to 48 hours. After that, together with a criminal complaint, he will be brought before the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade. A. S. is charged with attempted murder, and guilt has not been established.
RTS carried the news on October 7, citing the Interior Ministry. No response from the suspect or his lawyer has been published.
