What happened: SEI Kumanovo pressed criminal charges against three minors aged 15, 16 and 17 from the
Kumanovo villages Umin Dol and Ljubodrag on the grounds of reasonable suspicion of having committed
the criminal offence “Violence”. On 11.12.2018, the reported individuals physically assaulted a 17-year old
from Kumanovo on Done Bozinov Street, inflicting injuries on his head.
Date, time and place of incident: 11.12.2018, Done Bozinov Street, Kumanovo.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: One minor.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): Three identified 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 attackers belonged to a different ethnic community;
2. Location – the incident occurred in a part of the town populated by diverse ethnic population
where such incidents are common.
Status of case: Criminal charges pressed.
Response of the local authorities: Criminal charges pressed against the perpetrators.
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 safety.
