Trial begins of parents of boy accused over Serbia school shooting

Police officers guard the Vladimir Ribnikar school in Belgrade, Serbia, after the mass shooting in May 2023 (Darko Vojinovic/AP)

A trial started on Monday in Serbia for the parents of a teenager who is accused of killing 10 people and injuring six in a mass shooting at his school last May.

The suspected killer, 13-year-old Kosta Kecmanovic, has been held in a mental institution since the attack and cannot be held criminally liable under Serbian law because of his age.