Elementary School Vladislav Ribnikar

Mass murder

18.June 2026 IN THE

The Kecmanovics were found guilty in the "Ribnikar" case

Miljana and Vladimir Kecmanović, the parents of the boy who committed mass murder at the "Vladislav Ribnikar" Elementary School, were found guilty before the High Court in Belgrade in a repeated trial.

The custody of Vladimir Kecmanović was extended, which may last until the further decision of the court of first instance.

Elementary School "Vladislav Ribnikar"

21.November 2025 B. B.

Massacre in "Ribnikar": The Court of Appeal accepted Kecmanović's appeals

The detention of Vladimir Kecmanović was extended, which can last until the decision of the court of first instance. The Court of Appeal confirmed the first-instance verdict in the acquittal of Miljana Kecmanović

The anniversary of the shooting in Ribnikar: Ten victims were killed in a mass murder

Elementary school "Vladislav Ribnikar"

09.June 2025 B. B.

"Ribnikar" case: Second instance trial on June 19

At the public session of the Court of Appeal, appeals will be considered against the verdict that was pronounced on December 30 last year

Mass murder in Ribnikar

21.May 2025. IN THE

Verdict: Kecmanović pays teacher Tatjana Stevanović 6,9 million

The parents of the minor KK, Miljana and Vladimir Kecmanović, are responsible for the damage their son caused to the teacher Tatjana Stevanović during the armed attack in the elementary school "Vladislav Ribnikar", the High Court in Belgrade decided and ordered them to pay 6,9 million dinars

Interview: Veran Matić

07.May 2025. Jelena Jorgacevic

Injustice is built into the system

Without understanding the evil that has been done in our immediate history in the last three, four decades, it would be partial and hypocritical. It's too late for what happened six months ago, everything now is compensation. If we do not come to a serious confrontation with the past, with a strong program of creating a non-violent society, the changes will have a short life. And in that change, the parents of the murdered children could be ambassadors of the normalization process of this society. They are ready for that role and it would be good if the students also included them in their debates, to understand what happened and what are the ways of coping

Two years since the mass murder

03.May 2025. Milica Tošić

Memorial Center "Ribnikar": Step by step

There is no doubt that there will be a memorial center dedicated to the victims of crimes in "Ribnikar". But when? And, above all, what will it include and what will it look like? These are still unanswered questions, although experts say there is no need to rush

Two years of sadness and memories

03.May 2025. IN THE

Silence at 8.40:XNUMX a.m.: Commemoration of the victims of the massacre at the "Vladislav Ribnikar" school

On the second anniversary of the unprecedented crime that shook Serbia on May 3, 2023, citizens gathered in front of the "Vladislav Ribnikar" Elementary School to pay their respects to the murdered students and the school guard. A minute of silence at 8.40:XNUMX a.m., exactly when the shots rang out two years ago, was also observed on national television.

Anniversary of the tragedy at "Vladislav Ribnikar" elementary school

03.May 2025. IN THE

Members of the Working Group: The City of Belgrade decided to celebrate while Serbia remembers the victims

While Serbia remembers the darkest days of its recent history on May 3 and 4, the decision of the city authorities is to organize a celebration in the capital. The event called "Belgrade Days of the Family", scheduled for the weekend of the Day of Remembrance for the victims of mass murders in the Elementary School "Vladislav Ribnikar" and the villages of Dubona and Malo Orašje, caused a sharp reaction from the members of the Working Group for the Establishment of the Memorial Center

Mass murder in "Ribnikar"

25.April 2025. B. B.

Murderer's Boy's Father: No one knew the code to the gun safe

The father of the killer boy, Vladimir Kecmanović, said that he kept the weapon in a special cassette that he bought in a specialized store that sells weapons and equipment.

Strike in schools

21.January 2025 KS

And Ribnikar on strike: In which schools are there no classes?

While the inspection visits the schools, teachers in numerous secondary and primary schools decide to continue the strike, and the students defend them from the inspectors. Where there are no classes on Tuesday

Justice

25.October 2024 IN THE

Prosecution: Expanded indictment against the parents of the murderer from "Ribnikar"

After new evidence, the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade expanded the indictment against Vladimir and Miljana Kecmanović for neglecting and abusing their minor son, who committed the massacre at the "Vladislav Ribnikar" school.

Sadness that does not fade: Primary school "Vladislav

Chronicle

14.October 2024 IN THE

Prolonged ban on contact between mother and son in case of massacre in "Ribnikar"

The court's decision extends the ban on Miljana Kecmanović from approaching and communicating with KK's son for another three months

Mass murder

08.October 2024 IN THE

The killer boy from "Ribnikar" will testify again in court on October 17

The hearing in the criminal proceedings against Miljana and Vladimir Kecmanović, the mother and father of the boy who committed the horrific massacre at the "Vladislav Ribnikar" Elementary School on May 3 last year, has ended in the Special Court. The continuation of the testimony of the juvenile murderer is scheduled for October 17

Mass murder

30.May 2024. IM / Tanjug

The court ordered a neuropsychiatric examination of the boy who committed mass murder in "Ribnikar"

The boy who committed a mass murder in "Ribnikar" will be examined on the circumstance of sanity at the time of the crime

May tragedies

08.May 2024. FoNet

Virtual Book of Memories: Citizens can share their thoughts and memories of the two mass murders

The messages will be stored in the archives of the future Memorial Center. Also, everyone who wants to can share their thoughts on how the mass murders on May 3rd in "Ribnikar" and May 4th in Mali Orašje and Dubona affected the citizens of Serbia.

May tragedies

03.May 2024. Tijana Stanic

One year later: Chronology of the mass murder in "Ribnikar"

It's been a year since a seventh-grade student walked into Vladislav Ribnikar Elementary School in Belgrade with a gun and Molotov cocktails, killing nine students and a security guard, and wounding six more students and a teacher. What exactly happened on May 3, 2023 and what is known about the case since then

The anniversary of the mass murder

29.April 2024. IM / Phonet / Danas

The director of "Reservoir": Parents and teachers are not against each other

Within the framework of the future ambient unit in the "Vladislav Ribnikar" elementary school, there will be a school and a memorial center in memory of the victims of the horrific crime in which nine students and a school guard were killed on May 3 last year.

Beograd

26.April 2024. Mila Jovanovic

Anniversary of the mass murder in "Ribnikar": Have we woken up?

The program that will officially mark the anniversary of the mass murder in "Ribnikar" is symbolically called "Awakening". It is time to stop and look at what has changed in this year and whether the institutions have fulfilled the demands of the grieving citizens. Likewise, we need to look into each other's eyes and ask ourselves: have we really woken up?

Elementary school Vladislav Ribnikar

23.April 2024. N1

Serbia had to stop then because it was the last chance for society to make a breakthrough

A year after the tragic events, we have not yet faced them as a society, nor has anyone taken responsibility. Nothing has changed, said the mothers of the two murdered girls in Ribnikar, Ana Božović and Sofije Negić, at the forum "School for all of us".

Elementary school Vladislav Ribnikar

16.April 2024. FoNet

Đukić Dejanović: In "Ribnikar", classes will continue in the same space next school year

The decision to hold classes at "Vladislav Ribnilkar" Elementary School in the same space was made after a survey conducted among parents and school employees, said the Minister of Education. This will be the case until the final decision on the construction of the Memorial Center is made

Elementary school Vladislav Ribnikar

04.April 2024. MP / RTS

Vladimir Kecmanović: I would do everything to prevent a tragedy from happening

The father of the boy who committed a mass murder at the school, Vladislav Rybnikar, was questioned. He says he can't understand what happened to his son, to do something like that

Murder in "Ribnikar"

02.April 2024. RTS

Father of boy who committed mass murder heard, next hearing on May 15

Vladimir Kecmanović, the father of the juvenile killer from "Vladislav Ribnikar" Elementary School, answered the questions of the family members of the murdered. The next hearing is scheduled for May 15

Bullying

28.February 2024. Public service

In "Ribnikar", the public hour and hour of the institution

In front of the "Vladislav Ribnikar" Elementary School, a public class was held, attended by the students of that school, and the students' parents, press teams and activists gathered. Two eighth grade classes are refusing to come to class because of a student who brought a knife to school last week. Veran Matić recorded the chronology of events

Elementary school Vladislav Ribnikar

16.December 2023 BG

"Ribnikar": Parents of murdered children painted over the sign "school"

Parents stuck stickers on the windows of the school that read "We will not forgive your children", "Serbia, stop, your children are not safe", "Restore safety in schools".

Elementary School "Vladislav Ribnikar"

16.December 2023 NR

Memorial center or just "corner": "Ribnikar" is both an execution ground and a school

The parents of the children killed in the "Vladislav Ribnikar" school say that the state is not taking any action regarding the dispute - should the whole school be a memorial center or only a part of it or just one classroom?

Tragedy at school

13.October 2023 Z.S.

The "Ribnikar" case: The Prosecution requests the maximum sentence, the defense requests a public trial

The Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade announced that despite the pressures of the defense, it will continue to insist on the maximum punishment provided by law for the parents of the minor boy who committed an unprecedented mass murder in the "Vladislav Ribnikar" Elementary School in May.

Confession of the mother of a student from "Vladislav Ribnikar" Elementary School

08.September 2023 Sanja Zrnić

Children teach us how to live with pain

The first of September for the students of the "Vladislav Ribnikar" elementary school was filled with anxiety, worry and subdued joy for a new beginning. A mother who saw her child off to the eighth grade tells the "Vremena" portal that the current situation at the school is quite difficult. The teachers lack support, working conditions are far from ideal, and students and parents still do not know the solution to the application of the school space and have not been assured that the school will continue to live, preserving the memory of the children who were killed in it