What happened: After a verbal argument, two 14-year-old children heavily injured an 18-year-old
\nperson near the \u201cStop\u201d caf\u00e9 on \u201cBitpazarska\u201d Street. The children attacked the person intentionally
\nby punching him in the head and chest and thus caused the injured party to fall on the ground and
\ngain a serious bodily injury which manifested as a head injury with brain injury, bleeding, and lungs
\nfi lled with liquid. Due to the infl icted injuries, his life was in danger. The Public Prosecutor\u2019s Offi ce was
\nasked to impose detention of the two children.<\/p>\n
Date, time and location of the incident: 6 November, at 01:00, \u201cBitpazarska\u201d Street, Skopje.
\nSource of information: Daily newspaper Fokus.
\nVictim(s) involved: One person.
\nType of the crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC), Heavy bodily injury (Article 131, CC).
\nPerpetrator(s): Two minors.
\nBrief description of the incident with bias indicators: In the incident, the bias motive is ethnicity,
\nnationality or language and the bias indicators are:
\n1. Assumed difference in ethnicity \u2013 the incident took place in an area inhabited by people of different
\nethnicities; it is possible that the victim and the perpetrators are of different ethnicities;
\n2. Nature of violence \u2013 it was a public incident.<\/p>\n
Status of the case: Filed criminal charges against two persons.
\nResponse of Local Authorities: In MOI\u2019s response to the Committee\u2019s request for public information
\nregarding this incident, it is stated that SIA Skopje fi led criminal charges against two persons with the
\nPublic Prosecutor\u2019s Offi ce in Skopje.
\nImpact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident calls into question the ethnic coexistence
\nbetween the two largest communities in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What happened: After a verbal argument, two 14-year-old children heavily injured an 18-year-old person near the \u201cStop\u201d caf\u00e9 on \u201cBitpazarska\u201d Street. The children attacked the person intentionally by punching him in the head and chest and thus caused the injured party to fall on the ground and gain a serious… […]<\/p>\n