What happened: On 05.07.2019, at 10:15 p.m., at SEI Skopje, P.S. (44) from Skopje reported that on the
same day, around 10:10 p.m., his 16-year old son was physically assaulted by an unidentified perpetrator on
Hristo Tatarchev Street. The case is being solved.
Date, time and place of incident: 05.07.2019, 10:10 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 unidentified 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 perpetrators belonged to different ethnic communities;
2. Other motives are lacking.
Status of case: Closed.
Response of the local authorities: The authorities determined a 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 safety.
