What happened: On 20.09.2019, at 11.30 a.m., at the Police Department Saraj, А.B. (53) from Skopje
reported that around 10:30 a.m., his 14-year old son was assaulted with a sharp object, suffering an injury
on the hand at the Saraj Recreational Centre. The police is working on solving the case.
Date, time and place of incident: 20.09.2019, 10:30 a.m., Skopje.
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Victim(s) involved: One victim.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM), Bodily Injury (Article 130 from CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): Two perpetrators.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is ethnicity, with the bias
indicators being:
1. Location – the event occurred at a location where similar incidents have been previously
registered;
2. Other motives are lacking.
Status of case: Closed.
Response of the local authorities: The police determined a misdemeanour pursuant to Article 12 from
LMPO.
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.
