Cetinje District Prosecutor's Office: Detention ordered for suspect in negligent killing of wife while cutting down trees

"At the order of the state prosecutor, an on-site investigation was carried out, an autopsy of the deceased's body was ordered, and in the further course of the procedure, other necessary expert examinations and evidentiary actions will be carried out in order to fully determine all the circumstances of the event," the Basic State Prosecutor's Office in Cetinje said in a statement.

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13.07.2026. 21:49h

The Basic State Prosecutor's Office (ODT) in Cetinje announced that the suspect BK from Herceg Novi has been detained for up to 72 hours, due to reasonable suspicion that he committed the criminal offense of negligent homicide.

As suspected, on July 13, 2026, in the town of Rokoči, Cetinje municipality, while cutting down trees with a chainsaw, a tree fell on his wife DK, who died on the spot due to her injuries.

"At the order of the state prosecutor, an on-site investigation was conducted, an autopsy of the deceased's body was ordered, and in the further course of the procedure, other necessary expert examinations and evidentiary actions will be conducted in order to fully determine all the circumstances of the event," the Cetinje Public Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.