What happened: Several unknown persons aged 15 to 18 physically attacked a fifteen-year-old boy
in JSP bus no. 65 on the way from the village of Stajkovci to the Transport Centre-Skopje. Namely,
in the village of Singelich, several unknown persons entered the bus and, after having climbed to the
upper deck, they physically attacked the juvenile, and his companions.
The boy sustained injuries and was given medical assistance in the City General Hospital St. Naum
Ohridski.
Date, time and location of the incident: 15 December, 13:20, JSP bus no. 65.
Source of information: Electronic media outlet Vesti.mk.
Victim(s) involved: One juvenile person.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC)
Perpetrator(s): A group of several unknown persons.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is ethnicity,
nationality or language, while the bias indicators are:
1. Assumed difference in ethnicity – the incident took place on a bus which transits through areas populated by people of different ethnicities
2. Pattern of previous incidents – this incident is another in a growing number of attacks on board JSP
bus no.65
3. Nature of the violence – the incident took place in public;
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: The MoI’s response to the MHC request for public information
regarding this incident stated that the SIA Skopje had submitted a written notification to the Basic
Public Prosecution Skopje for the reported criminal act Violence in accordance with Article 386 from
CC.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident calls into question the ethnic coexistence
between the two largest communities in the country.
