What happened: Four people were stoned by five perpetrators on location commonly known as
LGBT cruising area. During the attack, the perpetrators were saying homophobic slurs.
Date, time and location of the incident: August 15- September 1 (precise date unknown, but it
occurred four days after Incident No.67), place known as Lawyer’s Street, Krste Misirkov Blv, Skopje.
Source of information: interview with the victim.
Victim(s) involved: Four young people among which, one was minor.
Type of the crime(s): Violence (Art.386).
Perpetrator(s): Five unknown perpetrators, aged 13-18 y/o. Two of them were the same
perpetrators as Incident No.67.
Brief description of incident with bias indicators: The bias motive in this incident is the sexual
orientation of the victim, and the bias indicators in this incident are:
1. Victim perception – the victim perceives this incident as hate crime.
2. Location – The incident occurred on location commonly known as LGBT cruising area.
3. Nature of violence – the incident was carried out in public.
4. Lack of other motives.
Status of the case: Unreported (victim’s choice).
Response of local authorities: N/A.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This type of incidents brings into question the general
security situation of sexual minorities in the society, especially on locations where they are known
to frequent.
