The massacre occurred Coming_to_be shortly after Vukovar 's capture by the JNA , Territorial Defence ( TO ) , and paramilitaries from neighbouring Serbia .

Once at the farm , the prisoners were beaten Bodily_harm for several hours before the JNA pulled Motion its troops from the site , leaving Departing the prisoners in the custody of the Croatian Serb TO and Serbian paramilitaries .

Several former members of the Croatian Serb TO and Serbian paramilitary units have been tried by the Serbian judiciary and convicted Legal_rulings for their involvement in the massacre .