What happened: On 09.04.2019, at 7:30 p.m., at the Police Station Aerodrom, B.А.(40) from the village
of Studenicani, Skopje region, reported that on the same day, around 3:10 p.m., his 15-year old son was
physically assaulted by several individuals on the 3ta Makedonska Brigada Blvd. Measures are being taken
to solve the case.
Date, time and place of incident: 09.04.2019, around 3:10 p.m., 3ta Makedonska Brigada Blvd.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter, press24.mk.
Victim(s) involved: One underage victim.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): Several unidentified 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 – similar incidents have previously been registered at this high school attended by
pupils from different ethnic communities.
Status of case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: Measures are being taken to completely 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.
