A real judicial circus unfolded yesterday in Novi Pazar! Njegoš G., a 54-year-old man from Sjenica, who brutally killed his uncle S.G. (85) last year by hitting him in the head with a sledgehammer, has been declared insane. Yes, you read that right! The man who cold-bloodedly murdered his relative is now exempt from criminal responsibility because, allegedly, he was in a state of insanity at the time of the crime. The court imposed mandatory psychiatric treatment and custody in a medical institution, but is this really justice?
The crime happened on September 26 last year in the village of Grgaje on Pešter. Njegoš admitted in court that he struck his uncle with a sledgehammer and then fled to Montenegro, where he was arrested a month later. During the trial, the accused claimed that the victim had been psychologically tormenting him for the past five years, but there was no physical violence, only reports to the authorities. He said he committed the murder in a fit of rage and expressed remorse.
Psychiatric experts concluded that at the time of the crime, he was insane, meaning he could not be held criminally responsible. Although the law excludes criminal responsibility in such cases, the court can impose mandatory psychiatric treatment, which it did. But is that enough? Is society truly protected when someone who cold-bloodedly killed a relative is released from criminal responsibility due to mental state?
This case raises many questions about justice, responsibility, and safety in our communities. Has the system failed? Is this a message that violence can go unpunished if insanity is proven? And what about the victim’s family who now has to live with this injustice?
If you have an opinion on this case or know of a similar one, feel free to share your thoughts. Maybe together we can understand where justice sometimes fails to work properly.
