What happened: On 14.12.2018, at 22:10 h, K.J. (37) from Skopje reported that around 16:00 h, in a PTC
bus no. 2, on “Aleksandar Makedonski” Blvd in Skopje, her 14-year-old son was attacked by minors. Measures
are taken to solve the case.
Date, time and location of the incident: 14.12.2018, 22:10, on bus no. 2, on “Aleksandar Makedonski” Blvd.
Source of information: MoI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: one minor (age 14).
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC)
Perpetrator(s): several minors.
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 victims is a minor and of a different ethnicity than the perpetrators;
2. Pattern of previous incidents – attacks of lone minors on the street, in the vicinity of a school, on a bus.
3. Location – bus no. 2 has often been the scene for these types of assaults
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: By the time of writing of this report there was still no response from
MoI.
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.
