Almost all day the questioning of the father and mother continued, who buried two children on their property in Ljubej Kalnička in the municipality of Ljubeščica near Varaždin. First, they answered the questions of the prosecutor, who wanted to determine how they raised the children, how they died and what they did to them before burying them. Then they were brought before the investigation judge at the County Court, who ordered them to be held in pre-trial detention.
Meanwhile, in the small village, where they lived for several years, there is a real shock. Locals tearfully recount their meetings with withdrawn parents and the painful details of the police investigation.
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Varaždin: Intervention police escorted the parents into custody
He showed the police where he buried the children
Let us remind you that everything about the terrible case became known on Tuesday evening. Namely, the police in Varanasi received a report on the suspicion of the commission of a criminal offense of violation of the child’s rights. The tip came from a close family member. The parents were arrested in the area of Split, and only then, accompanied by the police, were they brought to the scene of the crime, where, as we have learned, the father showed the police where he had buried his two children. As we find out, the wordč is about a girl and a boy, born in 2022 and 2023. It is also unknown how exactly the children died, given that the autopsy report is not yet complete. The family also had a third child, a girl born in 2020, who was urgently separated from the family. None of the children was registered in the register of births, had OIB or a specific doctor.
And exactly those girls are remembered by the neighbors of the arrested parents. They said that they knew something was wrong because the police were more on Monday, she was in their otherwise peaceful place with about 80 inhabitants. The police, they say, inquired about the parents, and they were all shocked when they found out why they were arrested.
– I was very shocked by what happened, I can’t believe that something like that could happen in our country. They have always been dear to me. None of us has ever been to their house. We saw the girl recently, she was neither dirty nor neglected, I hope she is fine now. She seemed very smart and developed for her age. This is a big shock for her as well. I hope they will forget this horror as soon as possible – commented one of the neighbors.
We found the locals at the morning mass in the chapel. At the end of the mass, the priest himself asked the gathered to, among other things, pray for the “innocent child who suffered”. After the mass, all the faithful stopped and looked towards the house of horror. There is no facade on the house, the windows are tightly closed, and the blinds are down. At the entrance to the courtyard, there is only a tape that reveals how the police were there. In front of the front door there is a gas bottle and a small dog that keeps running towards the fence to see its owners. The yard is mowed, and there are also the orchard and rotten apples. Everything is arranged. The road to the forest is full of tracks made by the excavator, who went to dig up the bodies. As we found out, the parents of the arrested woman bought the house a few years ago and gave it to a couple who were not married. Not far from the house, we also found an old woman tending sheep. She also remembers the girl, but also the man who walked around the village in a dress.
– I saw them. He had a terribly big beard and a dress. It was strange to me that nobody raised or lowered the blinds at all for the last few days. They are constantly lowered. Recently, I was passing by there and heard her making a terrible noise. Once that girl came to me. She wanted to look at my sheep, she immediately grabbed her hand and wouldn’t let her. The girl was sad. The other day I saw three of them walking with a stroller, I don’t know what was in the stroller, they were far away from me, but they were walking as if nothing had happened – the woman told us, adding that she had no idea that they they have other children besides a four-year-old girl.
She adds that she has not seen her parents for more than two weeks.
None of the locals knew that they had two more children, and, as we mentioned, neither did the institutions because the children did not even have OIB. The president of the local Local Committee told us that she follows the news minute by minute, all in order to find out more information because this really shook her.
– All nightć I didn’t close my eyes. This is a big shock for all of us. I can’t leave the house at all, this is terrible – she told us.
The house where the family lived is located almost outside the village and is surrounded by a forest, where they buried the children.
– I guess that’s their forest. I was horrified by what happened. I didn’t know them personally, but I know they live there. The only thing I know is that they were very friendly. We saw the police on Tuesday, we knew right away that something was wrong. Later, even more police came and then we definitely knew something was wrong. As far as I know, the parents were also present at the exhumation of the body. This is a big shock for our small community – neighbors say.
They also added that what happened “is not human”.
– No one went to them, they were very nice people – they added briefly.
The head of the municipality, Nenad Horvatovi, told us that they will declare the Day of Mercy throughout the municipality as soon as they have more information about the children. Likewise, he confirmed to us the information that he would help a four-year-old child, who was separated from his family.
The Zcaron county state attorney’s office in Varaždin is charging the parents with the criminal offense of violating the child’s rights with fatal consequences and will request pre-trial detention due to the risk of influencing witnesses and repeating the crime.
Locals talk about the case in tears
1) We found the locals at the morning mass. They said that they prayed for the poor child as well. 2) The house where the family lived is located on the edge of the village and is surrounded by a forest. 3) The neighbor, who herds sheep near the house, says that she used to meet the family. “They were amazing,” he says. 4) They buried the children in the forest, and the traces of the excavator are still visible.