What happened: On 18.11.2019, around 01:00 a.m., at SEI Skopje, M.L. (34) from Skopje reported that on
17.11.2019, around 9:30 p.m., his underage son was physically assaulted by several individuals with a metal
object on the Blvd. Makedonsko-Kosovska Brigada. Measures are being taken to solve the case.
Date, time and place of incident: 17.11.2019, 9:30 p.m., Skopje.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter, electronic media.
Victim(s) involved: One underage victim.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): One unidentified perpetrator.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is ethnicity, with the bias
indicators being:
1. Ethnicity – the perpetrators and victim belonged to a different ethnicity;
2. Location – the event occurred a place where similar incidents have previously been registered.
Status of case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: Measures are being taken to solve the case.
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.
