Manslaughter case against Jamaican basketballer reopens in Serbia
Key Points(5)
- The manslaughter case involving Jamaican basketball player Kimani Ffriend will enter a fourth year after a Serbian court ruled in January that the case be reopened for one day on March 13.
- The court is expected to call several witnesses in an effort to clarify specific issues with the case and is expected to make a ruling, which might exonerate Ffriend of a conviction for which he was sentenced to three years.
- In September 2014, Ffriend was found guilty of the death of Nevena Dragutinovic, a 30-year-old account executive.
- She was hit by a car being driven by Ffriend in Belgrade on the morning of November 3, 2012.
- Reports said she had just alighted from a taxi cab at about 4 a.m.
The manslaughter case involving Jamaican basketball player Kimani Ffriend will enter a fourth year after a Serbian court ruled in January that the case be reopened for one day on March 13.
The court is expected to call several witnesses in an effort to clarify specific issues with the case and is expected to make a ruling, which might exonerate Ffriend of a conviction for which he was sentenced to three years.
In September 2014, Ffriend was found guilty of the death of Nevena Dragutinovic, a 30-year-old account executive. She was hit by a car being driven by Ffriend in Belgrade on the morning of November 3, 2012. Reports said she had just alighted from a taxi cab at about 4 a.m. when she was mowed down.
Ffriend spent 10 months in prison on remand but following threats to his life, was placed under house arrest in August 2013.
He was allowed to go free in September 2015 while his lawyers appealed the verdict.
Meanwhile, Ffriend who has been playing professional basketball in the Serbian league in the interim, currently leads in both scoring and rebounds for OKK Beograd with 22.6 points and 11.3 rebounds per game.
