What happened: On 01.11.2019, at 12:50 p.m., R.H.(62) from Skopje reported that on the same day around
09:10 a.m., his 16-year old son was physically assaulted by E.H. and E.R. at a high school on the 3ta
Makedonska Brigada Blvd. The police is working on solving the case.
Date, time and place of incident: 01.11.2019, 09:10 a.m., Skopje.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter, novamakedonija.com.mk, slobodenpecat.mk, makfax.com.
mk, kurir.mk, press24.mk.
Victim(s) involved: One underage victim.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386 from CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): 2 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 victim and attackers belonged to a different ethnic community;
2. Location – the event occurred at a location where similar incidents have been previously registered;
3. Other motives are lacking.
Status of case: Closed.
Response of the local authorities: Minutes filed for a determined misdemeanour pursuant to Article 12
from 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, and reflect particularly poorly
on children’s development and conduct.
