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Lee Drayford, 53, and his boyiend said they were attacked by three men while wag for a taxi Birmgham’s gay village

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MEN HURT HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK AT BIRMGHAM'S GAY VILLAGE

A man has been arrted over a "btal" attack Birmgham's Gay Village, wh a police search ntug for two other spects. * birmingham gay village attack *

Media ptn, Rob and Patrick faced homophobic abe and were h wh bottl durg a night out BirmghamTwo men have been attacked wh bottl and had homophobic abe shouted at them Birmgham, police have and Patrick, their 30s, were outsi the Missg Bar the cy's Gay Village on Midlands Police said the abe me om a group of four men a black SUV, who then got out and asslted the victims. Patrick was knocked unnsc the attack and his partner said was "shockg that would happen 2021" said he and Patrick, om Bicter, Oxfordshire, had been at a iend's hoewarmg party and cid towards the end of the night to go dancg the Gay they left Missg Bar he said he saw the men wh balloons the r and jokgly asked them if was their birthday.

"They did not like that and went to all sort of foul language, cludg homophobic slurs directed at , " he source, OtherImage ptn, Rob suffered several laceratns and cutsDetectiv said an attacker snatched a phone om Patrick as he tried to film them and one of their female iends was dragged along by the SUV as she tried to get woman, her 20s, suffered a foot said he then ran after the r to try and challenge the group but, when they stopped at a red light, they got out and attacked him wh bottl. Patrick said he ran to help his partner but "someone om the r got out and h me om behd my head and I blacked out" been treated hospal for laceratns and cuts, Rob said he regretted chasg after the he add: "[The Gay Village] should be a safe area to be who you want and not have to tolerate people yellg homophobic remarks at you. Wt Midlands police have arrted a man and are searchg for two other spects nnectn wh an “outrageo” homophobic hate crime Birmgham’s Gay Village which two men were abed and then cut wh broken man, believed to be Mos Mahmood, 31, hand himself after an appeal which he was named along wh two others.

MAN ARRTED AFTER ‘SHOCKG’ HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK BIRMGHAM’S GAY VILLAGE

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Photograph: Wt Midlands Police/PAIn what police scribed as an “outrageo” and “shockg” attack, two men – named only as Rob and Patrick, who are their 30s – were left vered married uple om Oxfordshire were first subjected to homophobic abe by the occupants of a passg SUV r on Bromsgrove Street near the cy were then attacked wh bottl, wh both sufferg cuts and Patrick left Midlands police named and released photographs of three men after extensive quiri, cludg analysis of CCTV footage and rerdg several wns Sunday, Sgt Marc Petford said: “We’ve had a good rponse to our appeal and I’m grateful for people sharg far and wi.

MEN JURED HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK BIRMGHAM’S GAY VILLAGE

There has been a number of attacks the Gay Village over the last few months * birmingham gay village attack *

”On Saturday, he said: “This was a shockg homophobic attack on two men enjoyg a night out our cy. Especially the Gay Village – that should be a safe area to be who you want and not have to tolerate people yellg homophobic remarks at you. ”Rob was quoted the Birmgham Mail as sayg: “They had no bs the Gay Village at 4am except for tryg to start fights wh gay people.

’ or somethg, and they started yellg at and llg homophobic nam. Two men were attacked wh bottl and subjected to homophobic abe an “appallg hate crime” Birmgham’s Gay Village, police have and Patrick, who are their 30s, were outsi the Missg bar on Saturday night when four men a black SUV shouted homophobic abe at them before gettg out of the r and assltg men were left vered blood after sufferg cuts to their head and arms, and Patrick was knocked Steve Lloyd, om Wt Midlands police, said the force was workg wh bs the area to “reassure them that we are takg this appallg hate crime very serly”.

“They’ve suffered homophobic abe before beg physilly jured, and we are workg credibly hard to fd those rponsible. Especially the Gay Village, that should be a safe area to be who you want and not have to tolerate people yellg homophobic remarks at you.

THREE MEN SOUGHT BY POLICE BIRMGHAM GAY VILLAGE ATTACK PROBE

Three men have been arrted and bailed over a vlent attack on a uple Birmgham's Gay Village earlier this month. * birmingham gay village attack *

Another Day, another horrific homophobic attack on the #LGBTQI muny. The men the r were scribed as beg of Middle Eastern or Asian appearance, police Street, the mayor of the Wt Midlands and the first openly gay directly elected metro mayor, said: “There is no place our home for this disgtg, homophobic behavur.

”Homophobic hate crime s almost trebled om 6, 655 2014-15 to 18, 465 2019-20, data obtaed by the BBC showed. Media ptn, Rob and Patrick faced homophobic abe and were h wh bottl durg a night out BirmghamPolice have released tails of three men they want to speak to nnectn wh a vlent homophobic attack and Patrick, their 30s, were outsi the Missg Bar the cy's Gay Village on Midlands Police said homophobic abe was shouted at them and the pair were asslted wh bottl.

ESTATE AGENT WHE ROLLS ROYCE JAILED FOR VIC ATTACK ON TWO GAY MEN HOLDG HANDS CYUSMAN MURTZA AGED 31, OM TIPTON, ATTACKED JOHN-PL KSELER AND ANTHONY SMH WH A GLASS BOTTLE AND METAL BAR OUTSI THE FORMER JTER BAR BIRMGHAM CY CENTRE 2021BIRMGHAMMAILBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYCARL JACKSONCOURT REPORTER17:01, 21 JUL 2023UPDATED12:18, 22 JUL 2023BOOKMARKUSMAN MURTZA RRIED OUT A HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK ON JOHN-PL KSELER (PICTURED RIGHT) AND ANTHONY SMH BIRMGHAM CY CENTRETHE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

Detectiv said they want to speak to Sohail Khan, 24, Mos Mahmood, 31 and Ishaaq Ayaz, 21, who are all om Birmgham, nnectn wh the source, Wt Midlands PoliceImage ptn, Police said they wanted to speak to Ishaaq Ayaz (left), Mos Mahmood (centre) and Sohail Khan about the attackRob told the BBC he and Patrick, om Bicter, Oxfordshire, had been at a iend's hoewarmg party and cid to go dancg the they left Missg Bar, on Bromsgrove Street, Rob said he ma a joke towards a group of men a r and they shouted homophobic slurs back.

Rob and Patrick need treatment hospal for their said he regretted chasg after the group but add: "[The Gay Village] should be a safe area to be who you want and not have to tolerate people yellg homophobic remarks at you. An tate agent has been jailed for a vic attack on two gay men holdg hands Birmgham cy centre. He brand Murtza an ignorant 'homophobe' and scribed the look on his face at the time as the 'purt distillatn of hatred I have ever seen'.

The nvicted robber turned succsful bsman and married father, had gay iends himself, Birmgham Crown Court heard, and said he uld empathise wh the victims bee of the siar 'hostily' which me wh beg Asian. The punishment had to be uplifted to acunt for the homophobic nature of the attack.

SAME-SEX COUPLE BEATEN WH BOTTL GAY VILLAGE HOMOPHOBIC ASSLT

13am on October 10, 2021 as Mr Kseler and Mr Smh were walkg to a hotel havg been out Birmgham's Gay Village. " Mr Smh said he no longer felt safe holdg his current partner's hand public or leavg gay bars and clubs Birmgham. " Richard Butcher, fendg, told the urt Murtza ran his own tate agents, was married wh a young child and had a number homosexual iends.

Recent uple, Rob and Patrick, were outsi a bar the cy's gay neighborhood, the Gay Village, on Saturday night when thori say a black SUV pulled up and men got out and started attackg them, acrdg to the BBC. "They did not like that and went to all sort of foul language, cludg homophobic slurs directed at , " Rob told the news service.

MAN HELD AFTER 'BTAL' BIRMGHAM GAY VILLAGE ATTACK - AS POLICE SEARCH FOR TWO OTHER MEN NTU

"While Rob told the BBC he regretted chasg the group, he add that the Gay Village, "should be a safe area to be who you want and not have to tolerate people yellg homophobic remarks at you.

"They've suffered homophobic abe before beg physilly jured, and we are workg credibly hard to fd those rponsible.

MAN KNIFED AND BOYIEND BEATEN UP HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK BIRMGHAM'S GAY VILLAGELEE DRAYFORD, 53, AND HIS BOYIEND SAID THEY WERE ATTACKED BY THREE MEN WHILE WAG FOR A TAXI BIRMGHAM’S GAY VILLAGEBIRMGHAMMAILBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYMIKE LOCKLEY05:00, 6 SEP 2021BOOKMARKLEE DRAYFORD AND HIS BOYIEND SUFFERED STAB WOUNDS A HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK BIRMGHAM’S GAY VILLAGE (IMAGE: BIRMGHAMLIVE)STAY THE KNOW. SHARE YOUR EMAIL TO GET ALL THE LATT COURT AND CRIME NEWS OM BIRMGHAM LIVE DIRECTLY TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 STAY THE KNOW. SHARE YOUR EMAIL TO GET ALL THE LATT COURT AND CRIME NEWS OM BIRMGHAM LIVE DIRECTLY TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

A man has been arrted over a "btal" attack Birmgham's Gay Village, wh a police search ntug for two other attack happened the early hours of the morng last Sunday. A group of men hurled homophobic at Rob and his hband Patrick om a passg r, before grabbg one of their mobile phon and attackg them wh bottl, knockg one unnsc and leavg the other wh cuts.

MAN KNOCKED UNNSC AND UPLE BOTTLED - THE SPATE OF UNPROVOKED ATTACKS BIRMGHAM'S GAY VILLAGETHERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF ATTACKS THE GAY VILLAGE OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHSBIRMGHAMMAILBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYANDY RICHARDSON05:30, 9 OCT 2021BOOKMARKTHERE HAS BEEN A SPATE OF ATTACKS BIRMGHAM'S GAY VILLAGEFROM SKYSCRAPERS TO HS2, GET THE LATT ON BIRMGHAM'S BIGGT VELOPMENTS AS THE CY SKYLE NTU TO EVOLVEMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 FROM SKYSCRAPERS TO HS2, GET THE LATT ON BIRMGHAM'S BIGGT VELOPMENTS AS THE CY SKYLE NTU TO EVOLVEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

A uple have told how they were stabbed and beaten a homophobic attack Birmgham’s gay village. One of the victims says he subjected to gay slurs before beg knifed the leg.

“One (ed homophobic slurs), the other pulled out the hotel key rd om my pocket. ” A spokperson for Wt Midlands Police said: “We rried out a full vtigatn to two men who were asslted after spendg time Birmgham’s Gay Village. “One man received a stab wound to his leg which did not require medil treatment and the other man was phed durg the homophobic attack.

A man was knocked unnsc, a uple was left bloodied after they were bottled and a woman was also beaten durg a shockg spate of unprovoted attacks Birmgham’s Gay Village. " It follows a seri of attacks the Gay Village over the last few months and me jt days after Pri celebratns the cy.

MAN ARRTED OVER BIRMGHAM GAY VILLAGE ATTACK AS POLICE SEEK TWO OTHERS

There was a ser attack on a woman Hurst Street the heart of the Gay Village the early hours of Saturday, September 18. " A uple also revealed how they were stabbed and beaten a homophobic attack the Gay Village.

EXPRS & STARHOMENEWSSPORTENTERTAMENTSERVICNOTIFITN SETTGSSUBSCRIBE TO ONE OR ALL NOTIFITN SOURC OM THIS ONE PLACE.NEWSLETTERSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO GET THE DAY'S TOP STORI SENT DIRECTLY TO YOU.SIGN ME UPNEWSALL NEWS COST OF LIVGLOL HUBSCRIMEPOLICSHEALTHBSEDUTNVOICFEATURENVIRONMENTMORE UK NEWSNOSTALGIAPROPERTYTRANSPORTMOTORSWORLD NEWSVIRAL NEWSFEED A FAYSPONSORED ARTICLFD NEWS FOR YOUR TOWNBIRMGHAMBIRMGHAMSUTTON COLDFIELDTHREE ARRTS OVER VLENT ATTACK ON UPLE BIRMGHAMBY THOMAS PARKBIRMGHAMPUBLISHED: AUG 26, 2021LAST UPDATED: AUG 26, 2021THREE MEN HAVE BEEN ARRTED AND BAILED OVER A VLENT ATTACK ON A UPLE BIRMGHAM'S GAY VILLAGE EARLIER THIS MONTH.SUBSCRIBE TO OUR DAILY NEWSLETTER!SIGN UP WT MIDLANDS POLICE SAID A 24-YEAR-OLD AND A 21-YEAR-OLD WERE ARRTED ON SPICN OF ROBBERY AND WOUNDG ON MONDAY.A 31-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS ARRTED ON SATURDAY AND THE THREE MEN HAVE ALL BEEN BAILED WHILST VTIGATNS NTUE, THE FORCE SAID.IT FOLLOWS A VLENT CINT ON BROMSGROVE STREET ON AUGT 15 WHERE TWO MEN THEIR 30S WERE ATTACKED WH BOTTL AT 4AM, HAVG EARLIER BEEN SUBJECTED TO HOMOPHOBIC ABE SHOUTED OM A PASSG R.ONE MAN WAS LEFT UNNSC AND ANOTHER SUFFERED NASTY CUTS, WH PATROLS STEPPED UP THE AFTERMATH AND THE PUBLIC URGED TO E FORWARD AND REASSURED THE FORCE WILL LISTEN.DETECTIVE INSPECTOR MICHELLE CORLL, OM THE FORCE'S CID, SAID: “EVERYONE SHOULD FEEL SAFE AND FORTABLE TO BE WHO THEY ARE, WE WILL NOT TOLERATE PEOPLE BEG TARGETED THIS WAY.“WE ARE PROUD TO POLICE OUR DIVERSE MUNI AND WILL NOT STAND FOR HATRED DIRECTED TOWARDS PEOPLE BEE OF THEIR RACE, RELIGN, SEXUAL ORIENTATN, DISABILY, OR GENR INTY.“LS THAN TWO WEEKS AFTER THE BROMSGROVE STREET ATTACK, WE HAVE NOW TRACED AND APPREHEND THREE SPECTS AND OUR VTIGATN REMAS ACTIVE."WE ALSO WANT TO THANK THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO SUPPORTED OUR APPEAL."BIRMGHAMLOL HUBSNEWSCRIMEBY THOMAS PARKDEPUTY CHIEF REPORTER@TPARK_STARDEPUTY CHIEF REPORTER AT THE EXPRS & STAR, BASED WOLVERHAMPTON. GOT A STORY? GET TOUCH AT MOST READ

One of the victims says he was subjected to gay slurs before beg knifed the leg. Lee Drayford and his boyiend suffered stab wounds a homophobic attack Birmgham’s gay village.

" People who may have rmatn about any of the attacks the Gay Village should rg police on 101 or Crimtoppers on 0800 555111, - Get the latt crime news direct to your box through our daily SavedYou n fd this story My by navigatg to the er in the top right. For ee real time breakg news alerts sent straight to your box sign up to our breakg news emailsSign up to our ee breakg news emailsA 31-year-old man has been arrted on spicn of asslt followg an attack agast two gay men Birmgham.

A Wt Midlands Police spokperson said the man hand himself on Saturday shortly after the force released the tails of three spects they were lookg for nnectn wh the asslt, which took place Birmgham’s Gay two victims, who wished to intify themselv only as Rob and Patrick, both their thirti, were outsi the Missg Bar, Bromsgrove Street, on 15 Augt, when they were shouted at and then attacked wh said that the abe me om a group of four men who were a black SUV and who later got out of the r and asslted the victims. ”Rob and Patrick, who e om Bicter Oxfordshire, had been at a iend’s hoewarmg party when they cid to go out for a dance the village, acrdg to a BBC said that as they left Missg Bar, he ma a joke towards a group of men who shouted homophobic slurs back at him.

BIRMGHAM GAY VILLAGE ATTACK: MAN HANDS HIMSELF AFTER HOMOPHOBIC ASSLT

Three men have been arrted and bailed over a vlent attack on a uple Birmgham's Gay Village earlier this month.

MAN ARRTED OVER HOMOPHOBIC BIRMGHAM GAY VILLAGE ATTACK

A 31-year-old man was arrted on Saturday and the three men have all been bailed whilst vtigatns ntue, the force follows a vlent cint on Bromsgrove Street on Augt 15 where two men their 30s were attacked wh bottl at 4am, havg earlier been subjected to homophobic abe shouted om a passg man was left unnsc and another suffered nasty cuts, wh patrols stepped up the aftermath and the public urged to e forward and reassured the force will listen.

A man has been arrted on spicn of asslt followg a homophobic attack as police ntue to look for two other spects.

A Wt Midlands Police spokman said a 31-year-old hand himself on Saturday after the force released the nam of three spects they were lookg for nnectn wh an cint Birmgham’s Gay Village. Two men, both their 30s, were attacked wh bottl the early hours of Sunday Augt 15 after beg subjected to homophobic abe by the occupants of a passg r Bromsgrove Street near the cy Ayaz and Sohail Khan Cred: Wt Midlands Police.

MAN ARRTED AFTER ‘HOMOPHOBIC’ ATTACK BIRMGHAM’S GAY VILLAGE

Police have arrted a man over a homophobic hate crime which a man was attacked wh a bottle Birmgham’s Gay Village. Kseler, om Moseley, said he was targeted by a homophobic thug for “holdg hands wh another man” while walkg along Holloway Circ the early hours of the morng on his way back to a hotel after a night out the cy. Kseler said: “We had all been to the Gay Village and were walkg towards Holloway Circ.

As he waed bleedg by the roadsi for the police to arrive the victim stated he received homophobic sults om passers-by who said: “”We don’t agree wh that LGBTQ stuff.

Police said they are also vtigatg other homophobic hate crim that have been mted recent weeks and are termed to get jtice for victims. Matt Brooks was beaten an unprovoked attack Birmgham’s Gay Village.

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