What happened: Two boys aged 22 physically attacked a four years younger boy from different
\nethnical belonging. After the attack they tried to flee with their vehicle to the village of Studenichani,
\nduring which they drove off the road into a canal.<\/p>\n
Date, time and location of the incident: February 7th, in front of the high school Marija Kiri Sklodovska
\nin Skopje.
\nSource of information: The regional local Press24, newspaper Vecher.
\nVictim(s) involved: One minor of Macedonian ethnicity.
\nType of the crime(s): Bodily Harm, Art.130 CCRM
\nPerpetrator(s): Two Albanians.
\nBrief description of incident with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is the ethnic origin,
\ncitizenship or language, and the bias indicators are:
\n1. Difference between perpetrator and victim on ethnicity.
\n2. Lack of other motives.<\/p>\n
Status of the case: Misdemeanour charge submitted.
\nResponse of local authorities: The police stated via the media that the boys will be prosecuted for
\nmisdemeanours (probably the endangerment of safety in traffic), but not for a crime as well.
\nImpact on the victim(s) and the community: This type of incidents brings into question the general
\npolitical situation in the country and the cohabitation between the Macedonians, on one side and
\nthe Albanians as the two largest ethnic communities in the society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What happened: Two boys aged 22 physically attacked a four years younger boy from different ethnical belonging. After the attack they tried to flee with their vehicle to the village of Studenichani, during which they drove off the road into a canal. Date, time and location of the incident: February… […]<\/p>\n