Serbian assassin ‘looks like man seen near Jill Dando’s home on day of murder’

Expert says Milorad Ulemek, part of Slobodan Milosevic’s hit squad, resembles man spotted on CCTV
David Brown
The Times
Milorad Ulemek surrendered to police in 2004 after 14 months in hiding over the assassination of the Serbian prime minister
Milorad Ulemek surrendered to police in 2004 after 14 months in hiding over the assassination of the Serbian prime minister
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David Brown
The Times

A convicted Serbian assassin looks like the mystery man spotted near Jill Dando’s home on the day of her murder 25 years ago, an expert has claimed.

Milorad Ulemek has been mentioned after analysis of a grainy CCTV image of a man seen close to the TV presenter’s home in Fulham, west London. Dando, 37, a BBC newsreader and host of Crimewatch, was shot in the back of the head on her doorstep on April 26, 1999.

She was killed weeks after hosting a television appeal that raised £54 million for Kosovan refugees who fled Serbian paramilitaries during the Yugoslavia civil war.

Jill Dando, the BBC television presenter, was shot dead outside her home in 1999. Her killer has never been found
Jill Dando, the BBC television presenter, was shot dead outside her home in 1999. Her killer has never been found
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Ulemek, a former member of the French Foreign Legion, belonged to a hit squad controlled by the regime of Slobodan Milosevic, former