The Kosovo police have arrested a 65-year-old man as the main suspect for a serious criminal event that occurred in the village of Demiraj, Gjilan municipality, where a 27-year-old man and a baby were found dead inside a private house.
The news has been officially confirmed for RTKLive by the spokesperson of the Kosovo Police for the Gjilan region, Ismet Hashani, who informed that the first alert about the event was received in the morning hours of today.
The intervention of the authorities and the discovery of the event
According to official data, law enforcement and emergency teams reacted immediately after receiving the notification at around 08:47, going to the scene to take the first investigative measures.
“Relevant police units, the State Prosecutor and the emergency medical team rushed to the scene of the incident, where it was determined by the doctor in charge that both people were without signs of life,” Hashani declared.
He further clarified that the victims are a male person born in 1999 and a baby, while from the first inspection of the crime scene, it is suspected that the incident happened within the family circle.
Investigations and procedural steps
In connection with this incident, the authorities have accompanied and arrested the 27-year-old’s father, who is already under arrest by order of the prosecution.
“The victim’s father was arrested as a suspect, who was detained for 48 hours by the prosecutor’s decision,” confirmed the police spokesperson, adding that “In cooperation with the State Prosecutor, all the necessary operational and investigative actions are being taken to illuminate and fully clarify the circumstances of the case, which has been described as ‘Serious Murder’.”
By order of the guardian prosecutor, the dead bodies were sent to the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Prishtina for an autopsy, while the Kosovo Police and the Prosecutor’s Office confirmed their commitment to the full and professional treatment of the incident.
