Šefka Hodžić

Šefka Hodžić (born 1943; fate unknown) was a Bosnian woman convicted of the 1969 murder of her pregnant friend Alija Hasanović. The brutality of the murder has earned Hodžić the title of one of the most "monstrous" women in Bosnian history.

Background

For months before the killing, since childless Hodžić had learned of her friends pregnancy, she began stuffing her shirts to appear pregnant, indicating premeditation.[1]

The murder

The murder occurred on 6 October 1969 in the village Jusići on a mountain near Zvornik, Bosnia and Herzegovina. During a village party, Hodžić secretly shot her pregnant friend Alija Hasanović three times in the back, then cut the baby out of her abdomen and hid the corpse in a nearby field.

After finding the body, investigators at first did not know where to start the investigation, nor was it clear who could commit such a brutal crime.

Trial

On 25 May 1970 Hodžić was sentenced to death by firing squad by the District Court in Tuzla, but the sentence was reduced to 20 years in prison in November 1970. She was granted early released in 1983.[2]

Though never officially confirmed, it is believed that she changed her name upon release from prison, remarried and even had a child. She allegedly lived for a while in neighboring Serbia with her second husband.

References
  1. "ISTORIJA ZLOČINA pamti ove MONSTRUOZNE ŽENE IZ BiH". Blic. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  2. "Najpoznatiji zlocin u Jugoslaviji". Telegraf. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
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