June 26, 2018

An underage boy (age 13) attacked in Topansko pole

Incident
incidents committed due to ethnicity
Violence against minors

What happened: On 26.06.2018, at the Police Precinct Bit Pazar S.M. (33) reported that on the same day,
around 15:30 on street “376” three underage males and one female physically assaulted her 13-year-old son,
whereby he sustained visible injuries. Measures are taken to fully clarify the case.

Date, time and location of the incident: 26.06.2018, 15:30, on “376” street
Source of information: MoI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: one underage male.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC), Bodily injury (Article 130, CC).
Perpetrator(s): several unknown 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 is a minor and of a different ethnicity than the perpetrator;
2. Pattern of previous incidents – attacks of minors on the streets, at bus stops or in the vicinity of schools

Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: MoI’s response to the request for information states that they have
registered this incident as a violation of the public order and peace and are taking measures to identify the
perpetrator(s).
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.

Address
Topansko Pole, Skopje, North Macedonia
Location Name
376 street

Number of victims
1
Number of Perpetrators
4
Status of the case
No information
Type of incident?
Serious threat Bodily injury Physical attack (assault) Violence
Incident location
Street
How did the police react?
They investigated the incident
Have there been similar incidents / crimes in the same location?
Yes
An underage boy (age 13) attacked in Topansko pole image

Criminal offences

Against Life and Body
Bodily Injury
Against the Public Order
Violence

Grounds

Nationality Ethnic origin