What criminal offenses are the suspects charged with?

The 51-year-old is charged with domestic violence, three counts of threats, and bodily harm, while the 40-year-old faces two counts of domestic violence and one count of threats.

Why was pretrial detention ordered for the suspects?

The investigating judge accepted the prosecution's proposal due to the risk of witness tampering and the possibility of repeat offenses.

How long did the abuse last?

In the Raša case, the abuse lasted over a year and a half, from January 2025 to August 2026, while in Poreč it lasted over two years, from March 2024 to August 2026.

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Two Cases of Domestic Violence in Istria

B.J. · Prije 3h | 2 min

The Istrian Police Department filed criminal charges against a 51-year-old from Raša and a 40-year-old from Poreč, and the investigating judge ordered them into pretrial detention.

Summary

Two men from Istria (aged 51 and 40) have been placed in pretrial detention for years of domestic violence.
The 51-year-old from Raša is suspected of physical and psychological abuse and death threats from January 2025 to August 2026.
The 40-year-old from Poreč is suspected of abusing two close persons and making death threats from March 2024 to August 2026.
Pretrial detention was ordered due to the risk of witness tampering and repeat offenses.

The Municipal State Attorney's Office in Pazin on Sunday released details of two separate domestic violence cases in the Istria region that resulted in pretrial detention for the suspects. The cases involve years of physical and psychological abuse of close persons, with serious death threats issued in both instances.

The criminal charges were filed by the Istrian Police Department, after which the prosecution conducted initial interrogations and proposed pretrial detention. The investigating judge of the County Court in Pula accepted both proposals, citing the risk of witness tampering and the possibility of repeat offenses.

Raša: A Year and a Half of Violence and Death Threats

The first case involves a 51-year-old Croatian citizen from the Raša area. According to reasonable suspicion, from January 2025 to August 3, 2026, he physically assaulted, insulted, and injured a close person. Additionally, he is suspected of issuing serious death threats to two close persons.

The prosecution charges him with a total of five criminal offenses: domestic violence, three counts of threats, and one count of bodily harm. The criminal proceedings continue before the competent judicial authorities.

Poreč: Over Two Years of Abuse of Two Persons

The second case is against a 40-year-old Croatian citizen from the Poreč area. He is suspected of insulting, humiliating, and physically assaulting two close persons from March 2024 to August 2, 2026. He is also suspected of issuing death threats to one of them.

He faces charges of two counts of domestic violence and one count of threats. The Municipal State Attorney's Office in Pazin stated that the criminal proceedings against the 40-year-old are ongoing.

Both cases highlight the continuous efforts of the judicial system to prosecute domestic violence, with pretrial detention ordered as a measure to protect victims and prevent further harm.