| Gornja Jošanica massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part ofBosnian War | |
  Jošanica Jošanica (Bosnia and Herzegovina) | |
| Location | 43°33′22″N18°50′04″E / 43.55611°N 18.83444°E /43.55611; 18.83444 Jošanica, Foča,Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Date | 19 December 1992 (1992-12-19) |
| Target | Serb civilians |
| Deaths | 56 (21 women, three children) |
| Injured | 11 |
| Perpetrators | Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Gornja Jošanica massacre was themass murder in the village ofGornja Jošanica, nearFoča in easternBosnia, where 56Bosnian Serb civilians were killed during an attack by theArmy of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH) from 19 December 1992, on St. Nicolas Day.[1]
On 19 December 1992, Bosniak soldiers attacked the village of Gornja Jošanica, where about 600 members of the ARBiH took part in the attack, in ten groups deployed to ten other Jošanica hamlets, which were wiped out.[1]
The victims of the massacre included 21 women who were killed, and three children: 10-year-old Dragana Višnjić, her 3-years younger baby brother Dražen and 2-year-old Danka Tanović.[1] Victims were stabbed multiple times, had their throats slit and body parts mutilated.[1] Some of the victims were tied up with wire and had their hands, feet, and skulls crushed with blunt objects.[1][2]
In 2012, the case was transferred to the District Public Prosecution inTrebinje which was said to be developing a case against 60 people.[2]
Witnesses to the tragedy claimed thatZaim Imamović, the former Bosnian commander was responsible for the 56 deaths in addition to burning 250 houses, an Orthodox church, and a cemetery.[citation needed]
