Police chief Štefan Hamran. (source: SME - Jozef Jakubčo)
Just a few months after his release from a psychiatric hospital, Ján M. murdered the mother of two children, Andrea B., in Dubnica nad Váhom, western Slovakia.
Authorities are facing a wave of criticism from the public and the victim's family.
The incident happened last Thursday, on June 29, when Andrea was leaving for work on her bicycle. The killer attacked her with a machete on a new cycling path in the gardening area of Lieskovec. Ján was detained immediately after the attack, the Sme daily writes.
Last weekend, the Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok decided that he will be prosecuted under custody. The man denied his guilt before the court.
