What happened: On 11.05.2019, at 02:35 a.m., B.L (22) from Skopje reported that on 11.05.2019, around
01:55 a.m., in front of the Polyclinic Chento, he was physically assaulted by four unidentified individuals
and punched several times in the head and body, causing visible injuries, redness and swelling on the face.
According to the report, the physical assault occurred without a previous motive and reason, i.e. the victim
was walking along Magjari Street when all of a sudden four individuals, at the age from 18 to 24, walked up
to him from behind and physically assaulted him, after which they escaped the scene in a Renault Modus
vehicle. The police is working on solving the case.
Date, time and place of incident: On 11.05.2019, around 01:55 a.m., Polyclinic Chento.
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Victim(s) involved: One adult.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): Four identified 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 event occurred at a location visited by diverse ethnic population.
Status of case: Closed.
Response of the local authorities: The Police Station Gazi Baba filed minutes on Sh.M. (18), Sh.N. (18) and
A.S. (21), all from Arachinovo for a determined misdemeanour pursuant Article 12 from the LMPO.
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.
