Physical attack, Melita Vrsaljko, Nadin, 16.7.2024.

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    Country CRO
    Name and Surname Melita Vrsaljko
    Gender Female
    Date 16/07/2024
    City / Location Nadin
    Type of incident Actual attacks on journalists
    By whom To journalists by citizens
    Type of media online
    Media name Faktograf and Climate portal
    Source Journalists Facebook account
    Was journalist`s association informed Yes
    Were authorities informed? Case was reported to the police

    After already experiencing one attack on July 15, the attacker’s daughter forcibly entered Melita Vrsaljko’s home on July 16. Vrsaljko was physically assaulted, the attacker tried to take her phone, pulled her hair, and choked her while threatening to delete recordings of her father and force her to apologize. In self-defense, Vrsaljko was forced to bite the attacker to free herself and call the police.