What happened: The media reported of an incident which occurred on a public transport bus, line no. 65, when a
\nboy punched a girl in the nose and ran away in an unknown direction. According to the information, the girls was a
\nhigh school student, and the boy from Aracinovo. The boy ran away immediately, while the high school students who
\nwitnessed the assault terrified called their parents, after which a crowd gathered at the bus stop. The police soon
\narrived and attempted to compose the people gathered.<\/p>\n
Date, time and place of incident: 31 January, 6:40 p.m., bus line no. 65, village of Singelik, Alija Avdovic
\nStreet, Skopje.
\nSource of information: Electronic media, lider.mk.
\nVictim(s) involved: One minor (female).
\nType of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM), Bodily injury (Article 130, CC of RNM).
\nPerpetrator(s): One perpetrator.
\nBrief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is ethnicity, with the bias
\nindicators being:
\n1. Different ethnicity – the victim is a minor and belonged to a different ethnic community from
\nthe one of the attacker;
\n2. Pattern of previous incidents \u2013 assaults against minors alone on streets, near schools, on buses;
\n3. Location- bus line no. 65 is a common location for this type of assaults.<\/p>\n
Status of the case: Unknown.
\nResponse of the local authorities: Despite the police response at the scene, the incident was never reported
\nin MOI\u2019s daily newsletter.
\nImpact on the victims and the community: These types of incidents call into question the general safety
\nin the country, the co-existence among different ethnic groups in society, and particularly the safety
\nof children and young people in environments expected to be safe and secure for them (schools, public
\ntransport, settlements where they live and move around).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What happened: The media reported of an incident which occurred on a public transport bus, line no. 65, when a boy punched a girl in the nose and ran away in an unknown direction. According to the information, the girls was a high school student, and the boy from Aracinovo…. […]<\/p>\n