What happened: On 23.06.2020, at 7:59 p.m., at SIA Skopje, it was reported that a 12-year teenager was stabbed in the back with a sharp object by an unidentified individual. The teenager was transported to the City General Hospital “Naum Ohridski”, where a doctor diagnosed his injuries. Measures are being taken to solve the case.
Brief description of the incident with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is ethnic origin, with the bias indicators being:
- Ethnic origin – the victim and attacker belonged to a different ethnic community;
- Pattern of previous incidents – assaults on unaccompanied teenagers on streets, near schools, on busses.
Impact on the victims and the community: These types of incidents call into question the general safety in the country, the cohabitation among different ethnic groups in society and particularly the safety of children and young people in surroundings that should be safe for them (schools, public transport, the environment where they live and commute).
