Novak Djokovic is absolutely heartbroken over the tragic death of a two-year-old Serbian baby as the Serbian tennis superstar paid his tribute to Danka Ilic after the news of her murder shocked Serbia and the entire Balkans region.

Last week, a Serbian mother reported that her two-year-old baby went missing after she just went into the house to pick up a glass of water. When Ivana Ilic returned to the yard, two-year-old Danka was nowhere to be found and that’s when she alerted the police.

For the next 10 days, the police and numerous volunteers searched the entire area trying to find Danka. Late last week, a video from Vienna showed a girl resembling Danka at a bus station, which led to concerns that she may have been kidnapped and that’s when the Austrian authorities and Interpol got involved as well.

But on Thursday – after 10 days of searching for missing Danka – Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Thursday that the police had in custody two men suspected of killing the two-year-old baby.

In his announcement, President Vucic shared some horrifying details as he revealed that little Danka was hit by two waterworks company employees, who then picked her up and put the girl in their trunk. The two suspects – who were intoxicated at the time – then dumped the body at a landfill.On Instagram, one of the posts paying tribute to Danka read: “When you disappeared, you united us in prayer.”

The Instagram accounts of Djokovic and Jelena Djokovic’s foundation reposted it to their Instagram stories. In his post, Djokovic added a broken heart emoji and a prayer emoji.Novak Djokovic tribute for Danka Ilic© Novak Djokovic – Instagram

The horrifying details of the Danka Ilic case

Tragedy in Serbia: A 2-year-old girl, Danka Ilic, was abducted, murdered, and her body dumped by two waterworks company workers, Srdjan Jankovic and Dejan Dragijevic.

A Father’s Anguish: Danka’s father, Milos, desperately searched for his daughter, even asking Jankovic and Dragijevic if they’d seen her – who lied and claimed they hadn’t.

Confessions Under Pressure: Initially questioned while intoxicated, Jankovic and Dragijevic gave inconsistent answers. Later, after a polygraph test and confronted with evidence, they confessed.

Horrific Details: The investigation revealed Danka survived the initial car accident but was strangled later in the car. The suspects’ GPS data confirmed their erratic driving behavior during the time of the murder.

Search Continues: Despite the confessions, the police haven’t located Danka’s body, which was supposedly dumped in a landfill.