1991 killings of Serbs in Novska
Two mass killings of Croatian Serbs happened in Novska, Croatia, during the Croatian War of Independence. In 1991, Novska had a sizable Serb population and the town was on the front lines of the fighting.
On the night of 21 November 1991, Croatian forces entered the house of Mihajlo Šeatović and detained three other Serbs. They tortured the four men and killed Mihajlo, Mišo Rašković, Sajka Rašković, and Ljuban Vujić. Sajka Rašković’s body showed signs that she had possibly been raped.
On 18 December 1991, Croatian forces attacked the house of Petar Mileusnić, shooting him and killing his wife Vera, his daughter Goranka, and Blaženka Slabak. Petar was wounded but survived.
In total seven people were killed. The killings led to later criminal proceedings. In 1992 two Croatian soldiers were charged for the Šeatović killings but were released under wartime amnesty. In the 2010s, various trials produced mixed results: Damir Raguž was found guilty in 2010 but was acquitted after an appeal; Željko Škledar was acquitted. For the Mileusnić case, later decisions led to sentences for Željko Belina and Dejan Milić in 2013, while others involved were released or had different outcomes.
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