August 10, 2020

A teenager assaulted on Naroden Front Street

Incident
Incident due to ethnical belonging, citizenship or language

What happened: On 10.08.2020, at 03:50 a.m., I.S. (44) from Skopje reported that on 09.08.2020, around 11:40 p.m., his 17-year old son was physically assaulted by another person on Naroden Front Street. Measures are being taken to solve the case.

Brief description of the incident with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is ethnic origin, with the bias indicators being:

  1. Ethnic origin – the victim and attackers belonged to a different ethnic community;
  2. Pattern of previous incidents – assaults against young people on streets, near schools, on busses.

Impact on the victims and the community: These types of incidents call into question the general safety in the country and the cohabitation among different ethnic groups in society.


Number of victims
1
Number of Perpetrators
1
Status of the case
No information
Type of incident?
Physical attack (assault) Violence
A teenager assaulted on Naroden Front Street image