Father of former Aston Villa striker Savo Milosevic killed by the grandfather after argument

13 June 2011 15:56
By Telegraph staff and agencies[LNB]4:56PM BST 13 Jun 2011[LNB]Comments[LNB] Police said on Saturday that 83-year-old Savo Milosevic fired a M-48 rifle into his son's chest at the family home in the eastern Bosnian town Glavicice, which is 200 kilometres east of Sarajevo in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The grandfather has been detained. [LNB]Serbian media said the tragedy was apparently caused by unresolved property issues. [LNB]Savo Milosevic, the former player, appealed in the media to "spare the family and allow it to cope with the tragedy." [LNB]The Bijeljina-born striker, now 37, played 102 times for his country, scoring 37 goals and played club football in England, Spain and Italy for Zaragoza, Espanyol, Celta, Osasuna, Parma and Aston Villa. [LNB]He played 117 games for Villa from 1995-98 and holds Serbia's record for caps with 102. [LNB]Related Articles

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