What happened: On 13.05.2019, at 3:12 p.m., at SEI Skopje, the Emergency Centre within the Clinical Centre
“Mother Theresa” reported that a 13-year old pupil from the Petar Zdravkovski Penko Primary School in
Butel was admitted injured. After the police intervened, it was discovered that the pupil was physically
assaulted in the school’s sports hall by several pupils from the same school. Measures are being taken to
solve the case.
Date, time and place of incident: 13.05.2019, at 3:12 p.m., Petar Zdravkovski Penko Primary School in Butel.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter, press24.mk, skopje1.mk, netpress.com.mk.
Victim(s) involved: One minor.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): Several underage perpetrators (under 14 years)
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 primary school attended by pupils from diverse
ethnic communities.
Status of case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: Written notification filed to PPPO Skopje notifying it on three children
aged 14 regarding the criminal offence “Violence” pursuant to Article 386 from CC of RNM.
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.
