What happened: On 09.10.2018, at 10:20, at the Police Precinct Chair, M.I. (56) from Skopje reported that
on the same day around 09:15, on “Tale Hristov” Street, his 15-year-old son was physically assaulted by two
unknown persons. Measures are taken to solve the case.
Date, time and location of the incident: 09.10.2018, around 09.15, on “Tale Hristov” Street
Source of information: MoI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: one minor aged 15.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC), Bodily injury (Article 130, CC).
Perpetrator(s): two perpetrators.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is ethnicity, while the
bias indicators are:
1. Difference in ethnicity – the victim and the attacker are of a different ethnicity;
2. Pattern of previous incidents – attacks of minors have previously been registered in this part of the city as
well.
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: To the request submitted to MoI in relation to this incident, asking
whether there are indicators confirming hate crime in this case, we got a response identical to the one in MoI’s
newsletter, stating that they are taking measures to fully solve the case.
Impact on the victims and the community: This incident calls into question the ethnic co-existence of the
two major ethnic communities in the country.
