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  • Victim left with a fractured skull after “vicious” homophobic assault at London gay bar

    A victim has been left with a fractured skull after an alleged “vicious” attack at a London gay bar.

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    An alleged homophobic attack happened at one of London’s most popular gay venues.

    A man was left with a fractured skull after an assault at the Eagle bar in Vauxhall. The alleged attack happened in the early hours of 2nd July 2018, when two men and a woman were asked to leave the premises.

    After the small group was ejected they became violent, according to the Met police. Two males, 42 and 30 and a female, 20-year-old, were taken into custody. They were released under investigation.

    According to a police statement, “It would appear that two men and a woman took umbrage to being asked to move from the smoking area, and were then subsequently ejected from the premises after making homophobic comments to staff at the venue”.

    Investigating officer, Detective Constable Phill Govett, from Lambeth, said, “This was a particularly vicious attack which stemmed from a minor incident and involved the use of homophobic language. Hate crime in any form will not be tolerated by police and we will take all possible action to bring perpetrators of these offences to justice.”

    This weekend, the UK’s capital, plays host to one of the countries biggest pride events, Pride In London. The Met have made policing the event a “priority”.

    Chief Superintendent Helen Millichap, Met spokesperson for the event, said, “As with any large event the Met’s priority is public safety and we are working closely with the organisers in the lead up to Pride to develop our policing plan. We want Pride to be a friendly, safe event for everyone to enjoy and to help us we need the public to take the usual precautions by remaining vigilant and reporting anything of concern to police officers or stewards at the event.”

  • Police Appeal For Witnesses After Two Stabbed At London Gay Club

    Metropolitan Police officers are calling for witnesses after two door staff at one of London’s biggest gay clubs were stabbed.

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  • London’s Most Gay Friendly Neighbourhoods Revealed

    Vauxhall, Camden and Dalston have been revealed as the most gay friendly neigbourhoods in London.

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  • Search For Homophobic Ammonia In Face Attacker Continues

    Three men were sprayed with a substance thought to be a highly concentrated ammonia, in an apparent anti-gay attack outside a club in Vauxhall, London.

    The Met police have released stills of a man they wish to question in connection with a violent attack on three men in Vauxhall in the early hours of Sunday, 8th June.

    The attack could leave one of the victims blind.

    Detectives issued CCTV stills of a man and two women they wished to trace after three men were sprayed with a substance, thought to be ammonia, in Vauxhall in the early hours of Sunday, 8 June. The two women have come forward. They have not been arrested.

    The man remains outstanding.

    Detectives have issued CCTV stills of a man and two women they wish to trace after three men were sprayed with a substance, thought to be ammonia, in the early hours of Sunday, 8 June.

    In the first incident, at approximately 0400hrs, the substance was sprayed at two men outside the Lightbox nightclub in South Lambeth Place, Vauxhall. This followed a verbal exchange between the two men and a group outside the venue.

    Following comments made during the exchange, this incident is being treated as a homophobic hate crime.

    A short time later, police were made aware of a third man who had also been sprayed in the face with a substance in the vicinity of the nightclub. No motive is known for this incident.

    All three men were treated at hospital; their injuries are not believed to be serious.

    Officers believe the same man was responsible for both incidents.

    Officers from Lambeth Community Safety Unit are investigating and ask anyone who recognises the man in the images, or has information about the incidents, to contact them on 0208 649 2176 or 07909 906 168.

    There has been no arrest at this stage. Enquiries are continuing.