What happened: On 27.09.2018, at 22:30, in the Sector for Internal Affairs Skopje, D.I. (44) from Skopje,
reported that on the same day, around 19:00, in PTC’s bus no. 65, on “Nikola Karev” boulevard, his 13-year-old
son was physically assaulted by two unknown persons. The assault occurred when the bus abruptly stopped
and the child flung into the two persons who immediately started arguing with him, and then proceeded to
physically assault him. Measures are taken to fully solve the case.
Date, time and location of the incident: 27.09.2018, around 19:00 h, in bus no. 65 on “Nikola Karev” boulevard.
Source of information: MoI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: one minor.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC)
Perpetrator(s): two unknown persons.
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 is a minor and of a different ethnicity than the perpetrators;
2. Pattern of previous incidents – assaults of lone minors on the street, in the vicinity of schools, in buses;
3. Location – bus no. 65 has often been the scene of such incidents.
Status of the case: Unknown
Response of the local authorities: Measures are taken to solve the case.
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.
