Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić dies aged 84
Ratko Mladić, the convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal known as the 'Butcher of Bosnia,' has died in a UN prison in The Hague at age 84. He was serving a life sentence for genocide and war crimes committed during the 1990s Yugoslav wars.
Why it matters
His death marks the end of a significant chapter in international justice regarding the atrocities of the Bosnian War.
Image source, Reuters Image caption, Mladić went on the run after the Bosnian war for 15 years before eventually going on trial at The Hague
Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladić has died in a UN prison at The Hague aged 84. News of his death was confirmed by a UN official.
Mladić was jailed for life in 2017 for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the wars in the former Yugoslavia between 1992 and 1995.
After the Bosnian war, Mladić went on the run for 16 years until he was finally tracked down in rural Serbia in 2011 and put on trial at The Hague.
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