Who is Dalibor from Zlot? Suspected of hiding girl's body with his brother Dejan, he died in police custody

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40-year-old Dalibor Dragijevic, the younger brother of Dejan Dragijevic, who is suspected of murdering 2-year-old Danka Ilic, will be buried today at the cemetery in the village of Zlot.

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Dalibor, like his father Radoslav, was arrested on suspicion of helping Dejan hide the girl's body. He allegedly confessed to the crime to the police, but he did not live long enough to be questioned by the prosecution because he died of a heart attack while in police custody last weekend.

Dalibor, along with his father, was detained on suspicion of helping his brother move the girl's body from a garbage dump in the vicinity of Banjsko Polje to an unknown location in the territory of the town of Bor.

The police said in a statement that they suspect it all took place on March 28, two days after the toddler disappeared and the search for her had started.

Telegraf reporters said that in the village of Zlot, where Dalibor is from, no death notices are displayed, while the approach to the cemetery was blocked yesterday by the police, who guarded the entrance and turned away cars headed there. The same will be true today - no one will be able to approach the cemetery until Dejan is buried.

Residents of Zlot told Telegraf reporters yesterday that they know the funeral is today, but no one knows at what time.

Dalibor Dragijevic's mother will not attend the funeral, and it is not yet known whether the police will bring his father there from custody.

Meanwhile, it has now been six days since the police announced Danka Ilic was dead and started looking for the body, which is yet to be found. State Secretary at the Ministry of Interior Zeljko Brkic said that "all locations" in Banjsko Polje and its surroundings are being searched and dug up in order to find the girl's body as soon as possible.

The areas of Lazar's Canyon, Zlot River and Lazar's Cave are also intensively searched.

A large number of police and rescue teams have been on the ground for 15 days now, ever since the little girl was first reported missing.

(Telegraf.rs)