What happened: On the street. “Quay 13th of November” one person, with initials D.M. (22) from the
village of Trubarevo, was physically attacked by two unknown persons, and one of them used a knife
to stab him. The person was transferred to the City General Hospital “St. Naum Ohridski” -Skopje,
where the doctor found that he had sustained bodily injuries.
Date, time and location of the incident: 19 November, 16:30, St. “Quay 13th of November”.
Source of information: MoI daily bulletin.
Victim(s) involved: One person.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC), Bodily injury (Article 130, CC)
Perpetrator(s): Two persons.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is ethnicity,
nationality or language, while the bias indicators are:
1. Assumed difference in ethnicity – in the past several years, near the quay and the city park, ethnically
motivated incidents have occurred on several occasions.
2. Nature of the violence – the incident took place in public;
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: The MOI’s response to the MHC request for public information
regarding this incident, stated that on 19 November 2017, the Emergency Medical Assistance team
received a phone call that a 22-year-old with a stab wound from a sharp object in the chest and
visible injuries to the head was found behind the building of the Government. After the interview
with the injured person, it was concluded that he was attacked by two unknown persons at the
above-mentioned location, after which they prepared a report on the received charges along with
two official notes.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident calls into question the ethnic coexistence
between the two largest communities in the country.
