ZAGREB, February 14, 2019 – Police in Split on Wednesday confirmed to HINA that they had arrested a 22 year-old suspected of being connected to an attack that occurred last Saturday against Serbian water polo players.
The police said that a criminal investigation would show whether the man was indeed connected to the verbal and physical attack against the three players of Belgrade’s Red Star Water Polo Club. Unofficial sources, however, said that the man is suspected of the same crimes as three other suspects that have already been apprehended.
The incident is being treated as acts of robbery, grievous bodily harm and hate crime.
This past Saturday, the three Serbian players, who came to a cafe at Split’s waterfront promenade, were physically attacked with metal bars and knives by five perpetrators. Two of the players managed to get to their hotel while the third jumped into the sea and sustained light injuries.
They had arrived in Split for a match scheduled for Saturday night, however, the match was cancelled because of the incident.
The police quickly arrested three of the perpetrators. Two were remanded in one-month investigative custody on Monday evening, while the third of them was released pending completion of the investigation.
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