"A gay man was left needing hospital treatment after being head on the head with a baseball bat when he and his partner were attacked in Boston, in an incident that is being treated as a possible hate crime The attack took place in the Mattapan neighbourhood of the Massachusetts city at about 7.45pm on 13 September when the couple were walking towards a convenience store. At first a group of men shouted gay slurs at them, some of which were in Haitian Creole, a French-based language, before a fight broke out, a witness told The Boston Globe."
"One of the gay men was then hit with what appeared to a be a bat. Boston pofficers found him in a parking lot, bleeding from the back of his head. He was assessed at the scene before being taken to hospital. His condition is unknown. His friend was interviewed by the officers, and the attack is being investigated by the Boston Police Department's Civil Rights Division."
A gay man and his partner were attacked in the Mattapan neighbourhood of Boston on 13 September at about 7:45pm while walking toward a convenience store. A group of men initially shouted gay slurs at the couple, including some in Haitian Creole, before a fight broke out. One man was struck on the head with what appeared to be a baseball bat and was found bleeding in a parking lot. He was assessed at the scene and taken to hospital; his condition is unknown. The friend was interviewed and the Boston Police Department Civil Rights Division is investigating, and police asked anyone with information to come forward.
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