What happened: On 05.11.2018, at 13:15 h, at SIA Skopje it was reported that M.R. (18) from Skopje, and
Z.I. (18) from Skopje had been brought to the General City Hospital “St. Naum Ohridski” with stab wounds.
According to the report, they were assaulted by several persons on “John Kennedy” Street. SIA Skopje has
taken measures and activities to solve the case.
Date, time and location of the incident: 05.11.2018, on “John Kennedy” Street, Chair
Source of information: MoI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: 2 victims aged 18.
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 and the attacker are of a different ethnicity;
2. Pattern of previous incidents – attacks of young people in this part of the city have also been previously
registered
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: To the request submitted to MoI in relation to this incident, asking
whether there are indicators confirming hate crime in this case, we got a response identical to the one in
MoI’s newsletter, stating that they are taking measures to fully solve the case
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.
