Missing teenager found murdered

Missing teenager found murdered

BELGRADE -- The Serbian police have found the body of Tijana J., a 15-year-old girl that went missing in the town of Bajmok, in northern Serbia, on July 26.

The police also have a suspect for her abduction and murder it custody, the MUP has confirmed for B92.

It is assumed that the girl was killed the same night she was abducted. Her body was buried not far from Sombor, in the town of Svetozar Miletić.

The suspected killer is a butcher from Surčin, who was in Bajmok visiting friends at the time the crime was committed. As reported by the RTS, he was arrested in Belgrade.

According to unofficial information, after several hours of questioning, the suspect admitted that he had killed the girl, and told the police where he buried her body.

Tijana was last seen on July 26, 25 minutes after midnight, near a sports venue in Bajmok. Items which her mother said belonged to the girl were found on a nearby path.

It is suspected that she was murdered near the venue, shortly after she was abducted. The location where he body was found is some 23 kilometers from Bajmok.

Immediately after her disappearance, the search included not only Serbian and Hungarian police but also Europol and Interpol, as well as an international website dedicated to missing children in Europe.

Top officials of the Serbian police described the search for the missing teenager as "priority over all other priorities."

At least one hundred members of the MUP from Subotica, Belgrade and other places were involved in the investigation.

During the night, Interior Minister Nebojša Stefanović and Police Director Milorad Veljović traveled to...

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