What happened: A larger group of young people assaulted two high school students and a 26 y/o
male in the yard of the elementary school “Andrea SavevskiKikish”, infl icting them with bodily injuries
in the area of the neck and head.
Date, time and location of the incident: March 19th, 12:45 hrs, in the yard of the elementary school
“Andrea SavevskiKikish”, Tetovo.
Source of information: The electronic media Lokalno.
Victim(s) involved: Three young people, two of which are minors.
Type of the crime(s): Violence (Art.386 CCRM), Bodily harm (Art.130 CCRM.
Perpetrator(s): Unknown large group of young people.
Brief description of incident with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is the ethnic origin,
citizenship or language, and the bias indicators are:
1. Presumed difference in ethnic background – the incident occurred in an area populated by people
with mixed ethnic composition;
2. Nature of violence – the incident was carried out in public;
3. Lack of other motives.
Status of the case: Misdemeanour charges passed.
Response of local authorities: Answering upon a Request for information of public character, the
Ministry of Interior Affairs (MOI) stated that misdemeanour charges ware passed against six people.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident puts into question the ethnic coexistence
between the two major communities in the country.
