What happened: On 04.07.2019, at 8:40 p.m., at SEI Skopje, I.J. (43) from Skopje, reported that on the same
day, around 8:35 p.m., his underage son was physically assaulted by S.N. on the ASNOM Blvd. The police is
working on solving the case.
Date, time and place of incident: 04.07.2019, 8:35 p.m., Skopje.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: One underage victim.
Type of crime(s): Bodily Injury (Article 135 from CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): One 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 perpetrator and victim belonged to a different ethnic community;
2. Location – the event occurred at a location where similar incidents have been previously
registered.
Status of case: Closed.
Response of the local authorities: The authorities determined a misdemeanour pursuant to Article 12 from
the 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 conduct.
