What happened: On 20.05.2019, around 10:50 p.m., at SEI Skopje, it was reported that several unidentified
individuals physically assaulted a 13-year old boy from Skopje in front of the burek shop on Emin Duraku
Street (Chair). One of the attackers stabbed the boy in the back and on the left hand with a sharp object.
The boy was transported to the City General Hospital “St. Naum Ohridski”, where he was hospitalized and
received care. Measures are being taken to solve the case.
Date, time and place of incident: On 20.05.2019, around 10:50 p.m., Emin Duraku Street (chair).
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter, makfax.com.mk, novamakedonija.com.mk.
Victim(s) involved: One minor.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM), Bodily Injury (Article 135 from CC of RNM) and Murder
Attempt (Article 123 from CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): A group of unidentified 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 in a part of the city visited by people from different ethnicities
and where similar incidents have been previously registered.
Status of case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: The police is working on solving 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.
