What happened: On 01.11.2019, at 11:40 a.m., C.Т. (39) from Skopje reported that on the same day, around
10:50 a., his underage son was physically assaulted by an individual on the Vidoe Smileski Bato Bvld. The
police is working on solving the case.
Date, time and place of incident: 01.11.2019, 10:50 a.m., Skopje.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: One victim (underage).
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386 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 victim and attacker belonged to a different ethnic community;
2. Location – the event occurred at a location populated by diverse ethnic communities, where
similar incidents have been previously registered.
Status of case: Closed.
Response of the local authorities: Minutes filed for a determined misdemeanour pursuant to Article 12
from 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.
