Girl (8) was kept enslaved by her father, she's alive because of brave Ivana: The case that made Serbia weep

Ivana L. (46) suffered horrific domestic violence in Belgrade, but thanks to her courage a girl is alive today.

Uros Pasajlic hit the woman with his head in the nose, breaking it. The gruesome case happened on March 19, and the unfortunate woman only managed to escape from the apartment five days later. She ran to the police and told officers what happened to her, but also what she learned about the fate of an 8-year-old girl.

March 24

Ivana asked the police to go to an apartment in Zvezdara, Belgrade, where Uros was holding his daughter captive. She explained that the child is locked in the toilet and that he visits her occasionally.

March 25

An hour after midnight, the police found a girl in a bathtub in a locked bathroom, in the apartment in Ruzice Sokic Street. Malnourished and disoriented, she was lying in the bathtub dressed. She was transported to the hospital in Tirsova Street. She is now in stable condition.

March 27

The Belgrade police issue a warrant for Uros Pasajlic on three charges - domestic violence, abuse and neglect of a child and unlawful deprivation of liberty.

March 28

He was arrested in a friend's apartment in the capital's Karaburma neighborhood. He did not resist arrest.

March 30

Pasajlic told the prosecutor that he would defend himself by remaining silent, but also that he had been under the influence of drugs and alcohol for years.

He was remanded in custody for up to 30 days.

In two weeks, a report is expected to shed light on which of the institutions made the mistake in this case, and who gave consent to award the father the custody of the child.

(Telegraf.rs)