What happened: On 17.05.2019, around 5:00 p.m., at SEI Skopje, it was reported that two 15-year old boys
from the village of Aracinovo and the village of Singelic were physically assaulted by several individuals
aged approximately 18 on Venjammin Manjukovski Street (old Aerodrom). Measures are being taken to
solve the case. On 18.05.2019, at 03:00 a.m., at the Police Station Aerodrom, N.А.(41) from v. Aracinovo,
Skopje region, reported that on 17.05.019, around 5:00 p.m., his underage son and three of his friends were
physically assaulted by two unidentified individuals on the 3ta Makedonska Brigada Blvd.
Date, time and place of incident: 17.05.2019, around 5:00 p.m., Venjammin Manjukovski Street (old
Aerodrom).
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter, skopje1.mk, makfax.com.mk.
Victim(s) involved: One minor.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): Five 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 populated by ethnically pure communities, while
the assaulted belonged to a different ethnic community.
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.
