November 5, 2019

A minor physically assaulted by other minors in Skopje

Incident
incidents committed due to ethnicity
Violence against minors

What happened: On 05.11.2019, at 20:15 p.m., at SEI Skopje, I.А. (36) from Skopje reported that around 7:45
p.m., his underage son was physically assaulted by several underage individuals on the Kuzman Josifovski
Pitu Blvd. in Skopje. Measures are being taken to solve the case.
Date, time and place of incident: 05.11.2019, 7:45 p.m., Skopje.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: One underage victim.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): Several unidentified underage perpetrators.
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 are from different ethnicity;
2. Location – the event occurred at a school attended by diverse ethnic population.

Status of case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: Measures are being taken to solve the case.
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 conduct.

Address
Bul. Kuzman Josifovski Pitu, Skopje, North Macedonia
Location Name
Bul. Kuzman Josifovski Pitu, Skopje, North Macedonia

Number of victims
1
Number of Perpetrators
-
Status of the case
No information
Type of incident?
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
A minor physically assaulted by other minors in Skopje image

Criminal offences

Against the Public Order
Violence

Grounds

Nationality Ethnic origin