August 26, 2019

A minor assaulted and stabbed with a sharp object

Incident
incidents committed due to ethnicity
Violence against minors

What happened: On 26.08.2019, at 10:30 p.m., at SEI Skopje, it was reported that an individual physically
assaulted and wounded in the right leg with a sharp object a 17-year old boy on the Krste Misirkov Blvd.
Measures are being taken to solve the case.

Date, time and place of incident: 26.08.2019, 10:30 p.m., Skopje.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter, 4news.mk, mkd.mk, opserver.mk, sitel.com.mk, emagazin.mk,
centar.mk.
Victim(s) involved: One underage victim.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): One unidentified perpetrator.
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 perpetrators belong to a different ethnic community;
2. Location – the event occurred at a location populated and visited by diverse ethnic population.

Status of case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: Measures are being taken to solve 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.

Address
Krste Misirkov Blvd.
Location Name
Krste Misirkov Blvd.

Number of victims
1
Number of Perpetrators
1
Status of the case
No information
Type of incident?
Bodily injury Cold weapon attack Physical attack (assault) Violence
Incident location
Street
How did the police react?
They investigated the incident
Have there been similar incidents / crimes in the same location?
Yes
A minor assaulted and stabbed with a sharp object image

Criminal offences

Against Life and Body
Bodily Injury
Against the Public Order
Violence

Grounds

Nationality Ethnic origin