A mother and her 13-year-old son were found dead in their family apartment in Kalesija, Tuzla Canton Prosecutor's Office confirmed. Authorities are actively searching for the suspect in the double murder.

Prosecutor Admir Arnautovic stated that investigators from the Tuzla Canton Ministry of Interior’s Criminal Police Sector conducted an overnight crime scene investigation. The victims, a 37-year-old woman and her son are believed to have been strangled.

“The suspect is currently at large, and an active manhunt is underway. On Thursday, an autopsy will be ordered to determine the exact cause of death,” Arnautovic said.

Investigators from the Tuzla Canton Ministry of Interior and the Kalesija Criminal Police Department are carrying out all necessary investigative procedures under the prosecutor’s direction to establish the full circumstances of the crime.