Trebinje man charged after air rifle sent via mail injures postal worker

A 23-year-old man from Trebinje, identified as D. P., has been charged with causing public danger after an air rifle he sent via express mail discharged and injured a postal worker.

According to the indictment, D. P. attempted to return a faulty air rifle to a seller in Goražde by wrapping it in a t-shirt and undershirt inside a cardboard box. The indictment states that the suspect left a pellet in the barrel and failed to take measures to prevent discharge.

The package arrived at the postal center in Brod na Drini, Foča municipality. During the sorting and unloading process, the rifle discharged, striking a postal worker, S. N., in the left ankle. The worker sustained a minor injury. D. P. faces a fine or up to three years in prison for the charge of causing public danger through negligence.