May 23, 2019

A female pupil physically assaulted at the Primary School N.N. Borche, Magjari

Incident
Incident due to sexual orientation or gender identity
incidents committed due to ethnicity
Violence against minors

What happened: On 23.05.2019, at 6:00 p.m., F.S.A. (32) from Skopje reported that his daughter was
physically assaulted by another pupil on 22.05.2019, at 3:00 p.m., at the Primary School Naum Naumovski
Borche. The police is working on solving the case.

Date, time and place of incident: On 22.05.2019, at 3:00 p.m., Primary School Naum Naumovski Borche,
Magjari.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: One minor.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): One underage perpetrator.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is ethnicity and gender,
with the bias indicators being:
1. Ethnicity – the victim and attackers belonged to a different ethnic community;
2. Gender – girl assaulted by a male fellow student;
3. Location – the event occurred at a school attended by pupils from different ethnicities, more
precisely Roma and Macedonians.

Status of case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: The authorities determined a misdemeanour pursuant Article 34 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 safety.

Address
Naum Naumovski Borce Primary School
Location Name
community Madzari, Skopje

Number of victims
1
Number of Perpetrators
1
Status of the case
No information
Type of incident?
Physical attack (assault) Violence
Incident location
Institution
How did the police react?
They investigated the incident
Have there been similar incidents / crimes in the same location?
Yes
A female pupil physically assaulted at the Primary School N.N. Borche, Magjari image

Criminal offences

Against the Public Order
Violence

Grounds

Nationality Ethnic origin Gender identity