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390188 August 1995, Vesela Damjanić saw the same two uniformed persons who had takenaway her husband driving in what appeared to be a civilian car, and they told her shewould not see her husband alive again. Lazo Damjanić’s body was found later that dayabout 500 metres away from his house. According to the autopsy report, it was found incivilian clothes and the cause of death was a gunshot injury to the torso. Based on thisevidence, the Trial Chamber finds that the two uniformed men shot and killed LazoDamjanić. According to documentary evidence received by the Trial Chamber, HVsoldiers were in the Vrbnik area on 5 August 1995 (see finding on alleged murder ofStevo Berić above; see also exhibit P2559). In addition, on 6 August 1995, Dawes sawsoldiers in Vrbnik that he recognized to be HV soldiers as they wore full camouflageregalia with beret, flack vest, and uniforms, and carried their weapons properly.Furthermore, later on 6 August 1995 more uniformed persons passed by the victim’shouse, and that afternoon two uniformed persons entered the house in search of moneyand ammunition, one was called Stipe and he was from Sinj. Based on this evidence, theTrial Chamber finds that the two men in uniforms who shot Lazo Damjanić weremembers of the HV. Further, based on the report on the circumstances of death, dated29 May 2002, the Trial Chamber finds that the victim was a Serb. The Trial Chamberwill further consider this incident in relation to Counts 1, 6, and 7 of the Indictment inchapters 5.3.2 and 5.8.2 (b) below.Milan Balić in Riñane (Further Clarification no. 266)516. The Trial Chamber has received relevant evidence with regard to the allegedmurder of Milan Balić primarily through the testimonies of Murray Dawes and AlunRobers, as well as through forensic documentation.517. Murray Dawes, a former civilian UN accommodation officer stationed in Kninmunicipality from May 1994 to October 1995, 2249 along with Andries Dreyer and twoBritish liaison officers, heard a radio message to UNCIVPOL that a dead body had beenfound in a hamlet near Prijiči in Orlić municipality, about five kilometres southeast ofKnin, and all four decided to go there. 2250 According to the witness, the hamlet wherethe dead body was found was a Croatian hamlet that had been protected by the UN prior2249 P980 (Murray Dawes, witness statement, 22 August 1996), pp. 1-2.297Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `