Teenagers, who forced man to apologize for being gay, spared jail
Two teenagers have been spared jail over a homophobic attack on a London tube (subway), in which they put Will Mayrick, 19, in a headlock and made him say sorry for being gay. The victim, who was in fancy dress on the way to a Halloween party, was verbally abused, placed in a headlock and forced to apologize for being gay by two men, the court heard. A 25-year-old woman, a friend of the victim, was also punched and pushed to the ground during the incident.
“A male took Mayrick’s phone out of his hand, and another male said ‘f*cking apologize you f*cking queer’.” He (Mayrick) said he felt a right arm around his neck, gripping really tightly, he felt like he was being strangled and was struggling to breathe.
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The boys, aged 16 and 17, from Newham in East London, (UK) appeared before Bexley Youth Court charged with the attack last week ... The teenagers were ordered to attend youth offender meetings for 12 months, and to pay £150 (203.14 US Dollar) compensation each to the victims, in addition to £20 (27.09 US Dollar) each in costs.
Hate crime against LGBT+ people on public transport remains a serious issue across the UK. In 2017, new figures by the British Transport Police highlighted hate crimes and incidents against transgender people using the rail network had risen by more than 70 percent. Data revealed last year showed the number of attacks on lesbian, gay and bisexual people in the UK have risen by nearly 80 percent in the past four years.
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/05/13/teenagers-who-forced-man-to-apologise-for-being-gay-spared-jail/
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