What happened: A 25 year old man attacked a 19 year old woman in a public transportation bus No.
62 in Skopje.
Date, time and location of the incident: February 14th, 12:00pm in a public transportation bus No. 62,
while driving on the Kuzman Josifovski Pitu blv. in Skopje.
Source of information: The national printed media Nova Makedonija.
Victim(s) involved: One nineteen y/o woman with unknown ethnic origin.
Type of the crime(s): Violence Art. 386 CCRM, Bodily Harm, Art. 130 CCRM.
Perpetrator(s): A 25 y/o male with unknown ethnic origin.
Brief description of incident with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is the ethnic origin,
citizenship or language, and the bias indicators are:
1. Presumed difference between perpetrator and victim on ethnicity – Due to the mixed ethnic composition of
the population in the village of Ognjanci (the village to which bus No. 62 commutes), the ethnicity of
the victim may differ from the one of the perpetrator.
2. Nature of violence – The incident was carried out in public.
3. Lack of other motives.
Status of the case: Under investigation.
Response of local authorities: The authorities stated via the media that they are undertaking
measures for clarification of the case.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This type of incidents brings into question the general
political situation in the country and the cohabitation between the different ethnic communities in
the society.
