What happened: On 06.07.2019, at 8:10 p.m., at the Police Station Centre, C.J. (39) from Skopje reported
that on the same day, around 5:40 p.m., her underage son was physically assaulted by three individuals on
the Goce Delcev Blvd. in Skopje. The case is being solved.
Date, time and place of incident: 06.07.2019, 5:40 p.m., Skopje.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter, vecer.press, mms.mk, slobodenpecat.mk, denesen.mk.
Victim(s) involved: One underage victim.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): Three unidentified perpetrators.
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 belonged to different ethnic communities;
2. Location – similar incidents have previously occurred in this part of the city due to the two
high schools attended by students from diverse ethnicities;
3. Other motives are lacking.
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.
