What happened: On 14.05.2019, at 01:15 a.m., at SEI Skopje, А.Е.(44) from Skopje, reported that on the
same day, around 01:10 a.m., his 16-year old son was physically assaulted by four unidentified individuals on
the Kuzman Josifovski Pitu Blvd. According to the report, his son was assaulted while walking with his friend,
who managed to escape. Measures are being taken to completely solve the case.
Date, time and place of incident: 14.05.2019, around 01:10 a.m. Kuzman Josifovski Pitu Blvd.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: One minor.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): Four 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 a different ethnicity;
2. Location – The Kuzman Josifovski Pitu Blvd. is often a location for these types of incidents,
particularly among minors due to the several bus stops transiting to different locations in the
city populated with diverse ethnic population.
Status of case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: Measures are being taken to solve the physical assault.
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.
