July 15, 2019

A minor assaulted by two unidentified individuals at the river bank in Skopje

Incident
incidents committed due to ethnicity
Violence against minors

What happened: On 15.07.2019, at 7:30 p.m., at the Police Station Centre, S.А.(35) from Skopje reported
that on the same day, at 6:10 p.m., her underage son was physically assaulted by two unidentified individuals
on Kej 13 Noemvri Street. The police is working on solving the case.

Date, time and place of incident: 15.07.2019, 6:10 p.m., Skopje.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter, emagazin.mk.
Victim(s) involved: One victim.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): Two perpetrators.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is ethnicity, with the bias
indicators being:
1. Ethnicity – the perpetrator and victim belonged to a different ethnic community;
2. Location – the event occurred at a location visited by diverse ethnic population.

Status of case: Closed.
Response of the local authorities: The authorities determined a misdemeanour pursuant to Article 12 from
the LMPO.
Impact on the victims and the community: These types of incidents call into question the general safety in
the country and the co-existence among different ethnic groups in society.

Address
Quay 13th of November, Skopje, North Macedonia
Location Name
Quay 13th of November, Skopje, North Macedonia

Number of victims
1
Number of Perpetrators
2
Status of the case
Perpetrators identified
Type of incident?
Physical attack (assault) Violence
Incident location
Park
How did the police react?
They investigated the incident
Have there been similar incidents / crimes in the same location?
Yes
A minor assaulted by two unidentified individuals at the river bank in Skopje image

Criminal offences

Against the Public Order
Violence

Grounds

Nationality Ethnic origin