A minor beaten in the Centre of Skopje (near Vero Centre)

What happened: On 06.04.2019, at 01:50 a.m., at SEI Skopje, Т.Ј.(47) from Skopje reported that on the same
day, around 00:20 a.m., on the Kuzman Josifovski Pitu Blvd., his 16-year old son was physically assaulted by
several individuals. Measures are being taken to solve the case.
Date, time and place of incident: 06.04.2019, around 00:20 a.m., Kuzman Josifovski Pitu Blvd., Skopje (Vero
Centre, NBRM).
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter, tocka.com.mk.
Victim(s) involved: One underage victim.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): Several 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 attackers belonged to a different ethnic community;
2. Location – the event occurred at a location frequented by students from different ethnic
communities due to the numerous bus stops.
Status of case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: Measures are being taken to completely 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, particularly the safety of
children and young people.