What happened: On 28.11.2018, at 15:30, I.U. (32) reported that on the same day, around 13:00, on “520”
Street in the residential area of Kjeramidnica in Skopje, his 14-year-old son was physically assaulted by N.M.
(41) from Skopje. After measures were taken, adequate charges were pressed.
Date, time and location of the incident: On 28.11.2018, around 13:00, on «520” Street in the residential
area of Kjeramidnica.
Source of information: MoI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: one minor, aged 14.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC), Bodily injury (Article 130, CC).
Perpetrator(s): identified perpetrator N.M.(41)
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is ethnicity, while the
bias indicators are:
1. Difference in ethnicity – the victim and the attacker are of a different ethnicity;
2. Pattern of previous incidents – assaults of minors in this part of the city have been previously registered
as well
3. Location – People of different ethnicities, mainly Roma and Macedonian, live in this part of the town.
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: There has been no response yet to the request for public information
submitted to MoI in relation to this incident, asking whether there are indicators verifying hate crime in this
case.
Impact on the victims and the community: This incident calls into question the ethnic co-existence of
the two major ethnic communities in the country.
