'Butcher of Bosnia' Ratko Mladic, guilty of genocide after Srebrenica massacre, dies

'Butcher of Bosnia' Ratko Mladic, guilty of genocide after Srebrenica massacre, dies Ratko Mladic, known as the 'Butcher of Bosnia', has died at the age of 84 while serving a life sentence for orchestrating atrocities during the Balkan wars Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb general known as the 'Butcher of Bosnia', has died while serving a life sentence for his role in the country's 1992-95 war. Mladic had been in a United Nations detention centre since his arrest in 2011 after he was held criminally responsible for the deaths of thousands of people. He played a played the key role in two of the worst atrocities of the Balkan War - the Srebrenica massacre and the siege of Sarajevo - which broke out after the country declared independence from Yugoslavia. Both events involved a systematic campaign by Bosnian Serb forces to "ethnically cleanse" Bosnia and Herzegovina of its non-Serb population. This is a Breaking News story. You’ll be more likely to see our stories when any big news breaks in future by simply by clicking this link. You can also join The Mirror’s WhatsApp Community or follow us on Google News, Flipboard, Apple News, TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Threads - or visit The Mirror homepage.