What happened: on 27.12.2018, around 21:00 in Skopje, on “Krste Petkov Misirkov” Blvd, three minors
aged 15, physically assaulted a 12-year-old minor from Skopje, whereby one of the attackers inflicted a stab
wound on his leg. Measures are taken to solve the case.
Date, time and location of the incident: 27.12.2018, around 21:00, on “Kriste Misirkov” Blvd, Skopje
Source of information: MoI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: one minor (age 12).
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC), Bodily injury (Article 130, CC)
Perpetrator(s): three 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 victim and the attackers are of a different ethnicity (Macedonians and
Albanians);
2. Pattern of previous incidents – attacks of line minors, while the perpetrators are in a group.
3. Location – the incident took place at a bus stop on a street where such and similar attacks had previously
occurred as well, and where people of different ethnicities live and move through.
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.
