13-year-old in Belgrade school killings testifies at parents' trial

Belgrade: A teenager who killed nine pupils and a guard in a mass shooting at a Belgrade school last year left a psychiatric institution for the first...

Belgrade: A teenager who killed nine pupils and a guard in a mass shooting at a Belgrade school last year left a psychiatric institution for the first time Tuesday to testify at his parents' trial.

The 13-year-old boy carried out the killings on May 3 last year using his father's gun. He cannot be prosecuted due to his age but his parents face serious public safety charges.

The hearing was held behind closed doors but Ognjen Bozovic, a legal representative for the victims' families, said: "Today was one of the most harrowing trials I've ever attended in my career... It was extremely difficult."

The parents of the murdered children also attended the testimony, which took place in a high-security court typically reserved for cases involving organized crime and war crimes.

Most left the court in tears, unable to speak to the media.