What happened: On 19.04.2019, at 12.55 p.m., at the Police Station Bit Pazar, it was reported that on the
same day, around 12:40 p.m., on Street No. 192, in the village of Vizbegovo, three individuals physically
assaulted H.R. (16) from the village of Vizbegovo. Measures are being taken to solve the case.
Date, time and place of incident: 19.04.2019, around 12:40 p.m., Street No. 192, v. Vizbegovo.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter, a1on.mk, makfax.com.
Victim(s) involved: One minor.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): Three unknown 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 incident occurred in a part of the city populated by diverse ethnic population
where these types of incidents are common.
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.
