Ratko Mladic, so-called "Butcher of Bosnia," convicted of genocide, dies in prison at 84
Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general who oversaw atrocities in Bosnia in the 1990s, has died in prison at age 84, the Serbian state RTS television and the official Bosnian Serb television reported.
TL;DR
- Ratko Mladic, Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide, has died in prison at 84.
- Reports indicate his death occurred in a U.N. prison hospital in The Hague, Netherlands.
- Mladic was sentenced to life in prison in 2017 for war crimes and genocide committed during the 1990s Bosnian War.
- He commanded Bosnian Serb troops, overseeing atrocities including the Srebrenica massacre where over 8,000 Muslim men and boys were killed.
- Mladic was on the run for years before his arrest in 2011 and maintained a defiant stance throughout his trial.
- He is remembered for his ruthless commands, such as "scorch the brains" of Bosnian Muslims and his self-proclaimed title of "Serbian God."