What happened: On 19.05.2019, at 00:40 a.m., at SEI Skopje, it was reported that in the period between
11:30 p.m. on 18.05.2019 and 00:10 a.m. on 19.05.2019, a 15-year old boy from Skopje was physically
assaulted by a larger group of unidentified individuals. According to the report, the victim was stopped and
assaulted by the individuals while walking along the Vardar River bank with two other friends. Measures are
being taken to solve the case.
Date, time and place of incident: 19.05.2019, Vardar River bank.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter, skopje1.mk.
Victim(s) involved: One minor.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): A larger group of 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 – these types of incidents have been previously registered in this part of the city.
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, and reflect particularly poorly
on children’s development and conduct.
