In the commune of Sânmihaiu Român, in Timiș, Romania, local residents gathered outside the house of a 13‑year‑old boy alleged to have murdered a man named Mario Berinde. Protesters surrounded the house, demanding the child be brought to justice and the authorities act swiftly. Jandarmier spokesperson Mihai Venter confirmed that the boy was not in the house; instead, his father, who had been away working in Austria, was found in a loft. The father was met with boos from the crowd. Despite the police’s attempts to calm the mob, nearly two hundred people remained outside the residence. The mayor and community leaders entered the house with gendarmes to search for the child, but the boy’s whereabouts remain uncertain. Protesters called for the boy’s arrest and for the removal of the child from the village. Tensions rose as some demanded the house be burned. The situation is ongoing with authorities urging calm and urging residents to return home.

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