Danilovgrad police have filed a criminal complaint against a minor student at the local "Milosav Koljenšić" Elementary School, on suspicion of sending three bomb threats to the address of that institution.
The police acted upon a report by the school principal that on March 18, three emails about an explosive device planted in the institution were received at the school's official email address in the town of Skap in the evening.
"Police officers from the Danilovgrad Security Department, in cooperation with officers from the SBPK - Group for Suppression of High-Tech Crime, identified and prosecuted a 15-year-old minor as the sender of the emails," the Police Directorate announced.
They say that a statement was taken from the minor in the presence of his parents and that a mobile phone suspected of being used in the commission of the crime was temporarily confiscated.
At the prosecutor's order, criminal charges were filed against the student on suspicion of committing a criminal offense - causing panic and disorder.
"During the criminal investigation, police officers determined the circumstances and motives under which the aforementioned criminal offense was committed," it added.
The police will file a misdemeanor charge against the legal guardian of the minor, pursuant to Article 37 of the Law on Protection from Domestic Violence, for neglect.
Police officers will inform the administration of the school the minor attends, as well as the Center for Social Work, about the incident "in order to take measures and actions within their jurisdiction."
"The Police Department urges parents to increase supervision and control over their children's activities in cyberspace in order to prevent similar events that have harmful consequences for children and the community," the statement reads.
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