What happened: A 35 y/o male was stabbed by an unknown attacker in Chair without any reason.
Date, time and location of the incident: April 2nd, John Kennedy Blv. in the Municipality of Chair,
Skopje.
Source of information: The electronic media telegraf.mk.
Victim(s) involved: One 35 y/o male with unknown ethnic origin. He was stabbed in the region of the neck.
Type of the crime(s): Severe Bodily Harm, Art. 131 CCRM; Violence Art. 386 CCRM;
Perpetrator(s): Unknown.
Brief description of incident with bias indicators: The bias motive in this incident is ethnic origin,
citizenship or language, and the bias indicators in this incident are:
1. Pattern of incidents – these are two of the four stabbings that happened in Skopje on that evening,
following a basketball game where also a massive fight occurred (not Hate Crime related).
2. Nature of violence – The incident was carried out in public.
3. Lack of other motives.
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of local authorities: The police stated via the media that they will undertake the
appropriate measures. The Ministry of Interior stated via Answer upon a Request for information of
public character sent by the Committee that the victim was not cooperative with the investigation,
but they are taking the necessary measures for clarification of the case.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This type of incidents brings into question the general
political situation in the country and the cohabitation between the different ethnic communities in
the society.
