Actual attack on journalists, Ivan Stipčević, Zadar, 25.9.2024.

CJA •︎ 26/09/2024

Actual attack on journalists, Ivan Stipčević, Zadar, 25.9.2024.

Translations: Zagreb 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Zagreb
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Ivan Stipčević

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    RTL
  • Type of media platform
    Radio
  • Source of information about the incident
    https://zadarski.slobodnadalmacija.hr/zadar/kalelarga/snimatelj-rtl-a-fizicki-napadnut-u-vlastitoj-kuci-u-arbanasima-napadac-je-bio-pijan-a-poznat-je-kao-ubojica-svog-prijatelja-1421415

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    25.09.2024
  • City
    Zadar
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    In person
  • Type of incident
    Actual attacks on journalists
  • Type of attack
    attack_physical_harm

  • Action by the authorities

  • Police action
    Zadarska policija je potvrdila da se u srijedu u 18.50 u Arbanasima dogodio incident, kada je 34-godišnjak bez povoda verbalno i fizički napao 31-godišnjaka. Napadač je mlađeg muškarca više puta šakom udario u glavu te mu uputio ozbiljne prijetnje, odnosno prijetnje smrću. Nakon policijskog privođenja kod 34-godišnjaka je izmjereno 1,27 promila alkohola u krvi.
  • Legal status of the case
    The procedure is in the phase of gathering information about all the circumstances of the case
  • Type of violation
    Light physical injury

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    No

RTL cameraman Ivan Stipčević was attacked on September 25, 2024. in the afternoon. The first attack took place at the entrance to the store in Arbanasi, where the attacker and the cameraman live, the attacker shouted at Stipčević: “Journalistic scum!” in a drunken state. Stipčević managed to defend himself and go home, where he called the police and reported the incident. Not long after that, the attacker broke through the door of the yard of the house where Stipčević lives and threw himself at him, threatening to kill him. He punched him several times in the head and body. Stipčević managed to knock the attacker to the floor and again called the police, who soon came and took the attacker to sober up.