A 32-year-old patient died in a psychiatric hospital in Zagreb, after prosecutors suspected that four medical technicians carried out an unlawful restraint that led to his death. Investigators reviewed CCTV footage of violent handling that was only checked two weeks after the death. After a hospital inspection found multiple irregularities, the hospital director resigned, and the prosecution said it does not rule out widening the investigation. The patient died on 21 October, the same day he was taken to the psychiatric hospital “Sveti Ivan” in Zagreb’s Jankomir area after his condition worsened. He was brought by ambulance with police escort. Early November arrests followed on suspicion of aggravated homicide of a particularly vulnerable person. Four medical technicians, aged 22, 28, 32 and 52, were detained and placed in investigative custody. According to the investigation described in the case reporting, the suspects were accused of hitting the patient’s head and body during physical restraint, pressing his neck with his knees, and holding a pillow over his face, restricting his breathing. Police claimed some actions continued even after the patient stopped resisting. The health inspection stated the restraint measures were not carried out in line with protocols, and that the patient suffered a cardiac arrest before staff began resuscitation. Despite attempts to revive him, the patient died. An initial autopsy finding cited multiple injuries, including bruising, skin abrasions, and broken ribs and breastbone, as well as swelling in the lungs and brain. The final cause of death had not been officially confirmed at the time of the report. Croatian rules on restraint for people with serious mental disorders prohibit pressure on the neck, chest and abdomen during physical immobilisation. Authorities also focused on how the death was handled administratively. The inspection criticised delayed review of the footage and delayed reporting: the hospital director said she was notified of the death on 21 October, ordered footage preservation the next day, but the cameras were not reviewed until 4 November. Police were informed on 5 November, with footage delivered the following day, more than two weeks after the death. The ombudsperson opened a separate inquiry into the circumstances of admission, restraint supervision, how the family was informed, and staff training, including an unannounced hospital visit. Prosecutors said they are currently pursuing the case against the four detained medical technicians, but may expand the investigation as the inquiry continues.