A fifty-two-year-old resident of Gostivar has lost his life after being stabbed in a group fight between two families in the center of the city, reports the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The suspect for the murder, according to the police, is a 55-year-old resident of the village of Zdunjë, whose family had bad relations with the family of the deceased.

"After a previous debate due to unresolved inter-family relations between BI, HI and JI, all from Zdunja e Gostivar, on the one hand and RS(52), BE, MS and JS, all from Gostivar, on the other , a physical fight took place in which BI used a sharp object and inflicted knife wounds on RS (52)".

"The injured was transported to the "Mother Teresa" clinic complex in Skopje, where he succumbed to his injuries.

The case has been reported to the Public Prosecutor's Office, by order of which the body of the deceased has been handed over for autopsy", say the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

They also announce that the BI has been brought before the judge of the preliminary procedure and a corresponding report will be submitted to him.