A 17-year old student beaten in front of Zdravko Cvetkovski High School

What happened: On 04.04.2019, at 6:50 p.m., at the Police Station Karposh, S.Е.(48) from the village of
Ljuboten, Skopje region, reported that his 17-year old son was physically assaulted by two of his fellow
students at the Zdravko Cvetkovski High School around 3:15 p.m. Measures are being taken to solve the case.
Date, time and place of incident: 04.04.2019, at 3:15 p.m., Zdravko Cvetkovski High School.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter, kurir.mk, republika.mk.
Victim(s) involved: One underage victim.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): Two underage 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 perpetrators belonged to a different ethnic community;
2. Location – similar incidents have previously been registered at this high school attended by
pupils from different ethnic communities.
Status of case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: The Violent Crime Unit pressed criminal charges to the PPPO Skopje
against F.Sh. (18) and Е.М (17) from Skopje for having committed 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.