Plymouth teenager left with two broken ribs after 'homophobic' attack
A TEENAGER was left with two broken ribs in what police suspect was a homophobic attack.
The 19-year-old student has told police he was near the Dog and Duck public house in Mutley Plain at around 3.10am on October 6 when he heard a man shouting "fag" and "batty boy" just before he was struck violently around the head.
The student and his friend had just left the pub and were standing in a doorway when the attack was launched.
He told police he could remember nothing more until some time later after he had been helped home by his friend and was being treated by paramedics.
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He was later taken to Derriford Hospital where it was found he suffered two broken ribs along with severe bruising to his face.
Det Con Louise Steele, of the Plymouth Diverse Communities Team, said the victim's friend attempted to protect him, as two suspects repeatedly kicked the student as he lay on the ground. One of the pair was understood to have shouted out: "We live here, we know people" as they continued their assault.
She said: "This was a completely unprovoked attack and from the comments the victim said he heard, we believe this was a homophobic attack.
"He suffered nasty facial injuries and very visible bruising.
"We know there were around 15 other people nearby at the time and at one stage a woman and a man raced over to help protect the victim from this assault.
"We believe one of the suspects even went on to attack another person further up the street immediately after this incident."
Police have released CCTV stills of two men they would like to hear from in connection with their investigation.
If you recognise either man, contact police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 quoting crime reference number EC/12/9587.
Comments
by robocop1982
Tuesday, November 13 2012, 9:55AM
“you see these really sick guys have behavior patterns.”
by robocop1982
Tuesday, November 13 2012, 9:53AM
“just because somebody shouts something like that at somebody doesn't mean its homophobic. THe thing to remember is also a person who shouts sometime like that is the one who manifested those thoughts and you could say his mind manifested those perverted thoughts. THose who raise such thoughts are the one with the damaged mind.”
by timplymouth
Wednesday, November 07 2012, 7:09PM
“Why else would Charlie want to know how to identify gay people?”
by ysr80
Wednesday, November 07 2012, 6:24PM
“@by timplymouth
Tool”
by cooperman23
Wednesday, November 07 2012, 4:31PM
“@banana man why would you hope to see me at home park tonight ?”
by Bananaman21
Wednesday, November 07 2012, 2:17PM
“Hi Cooperman23 u going to the game tonight to watch the green army im going hope to see you there”
by CharlieDodd
Wednesday, November 07 2012, 1:03PM
“..Tim said- "Why Charlie, are you bi-curious?'..
No mate I wear varifocals”
by timplymouth
Wednesday, November 07 2012, 12:07PM
“Why Charlie, are you bi-curious?”
by CharlieDodd
Wednesday, November 07 2012, 11:47AM
“What made the thugs think the victims were gay in the first place?”
by bob101
Wednesday, November 07 2012, 11:21AM
“It more than likely takes 1 month to reach the Herald as the Police exhausted all other possible ways to solve this crime before putting these pictures into the local paper. Yes they are thugs and deserve to have the book thrown t them but we are not savages who throw idiots like this to the lions anymore! (Although sometimes that is a shame!)”