After a strg of homophobic attacks the cy, a prott is set to take place Birmgham's gay village tonight. | ITV News Central
Contents:
- MEN HURT HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK AT BIRMGHAM'S GAY VILLAGE
- 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!
- GAY MAN SHED TO HOSPAL TO SAVE HIS SIGHT AFTER BEG LATT LGBT+ PERSON ATTACKED BIRMGHAM
- MEN HURT HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK AT BIRMGHAM'S GAY VILLAGE
- POLICE ARRT MAN ON SPICN OF MURR AND ATTEMPTED MURR AFTER SPATE OF STABBGS AROUND BIRMGHAM’S GAY VILLAGE
- PATROLS FOR BIRMGHAM'S GAY VILLAGE AMID SAFETY NCERNS
- BIRMGHAM POLICE CLARE MAJOR CINT AFTER MULTIPLE STABBGS THE CY’S GAY VILLAGE
- BIRMGHAM GAY VILLAGE ATTACK: MAN HANDS HIMSELF AFTER HOMOPHOBIC ASSLT
- COUPLE BEATEN AND STABBED ANOTHER BTAL HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK BIRMGHAM’S GAY VILLAGE
- MAN ARRTED AFTER ‘HOMOPHOBIC’ ATTACK BIRMGHAM’S GAY VILLAGE
- BIRMGHAM STABBGS SPECT NAMED URT AND CHARGED WH MURR OF 23-YEAR-OLD NEAR CY’S GAY VILLAGE
- POLICE HUNTG BIRMGHAM KNIFEMAN ISSUE CCTV OF SPECT AFTER RAMPAGE CY'S GAY DISTRICT
- MAN ARRTED FOR SERI OF STABBGS AROUND BIRMGHAM'S GAY VILLAGE
- GAY MAN SHED TO HOSPAL TO SAVE HIS SIGHT AFTER BEG LATT LGBT+ PERSON ATTACKED BIRMGHAM
- FOUR MEN ARRTED AFTER ‘HATE-RELATED SEXUAL ASSLT’ BIRMGHAM’S GAY VILLAGE
MEN HURT HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK AT BIRMGHAM'S GAY VILLAGE
Bar worker Liv Lewis says people Birmgham's Gay Village are "very protective" of one another. * gay village birmingham stabbing *
Image source, Liv LewisImage ptn, Liv Lewis has worked at The Village Inn sce January and "lov" her jobA bar worker has scribed how people Birmgham's Gay Village muny have "everyone's backs" followg a stabbg attack the Lewis, 19, a supervisor at The Village Inn, was on duty on Saturday night, when one person was killed and seven others jured the Lewis said "didn't feel real" at the time but the wir muny was very "protective" of one attacker first stck more than a e away Constutn Hill, before movg through the cy centre on to Livery Street, Irvg Street - where Jab Billgton, 23, was killed - and fally to Hurst Street, the lotn of The Village Inn. " Image source, PA MediaImage ptn, Forensic teams worked throughout the day to gather evinceShe said: "In the Gay Village, everyone is so happy, 's such a muny, you'd never expect anythg like that.
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.
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!
Bar worker Liv Lewis says people Birmgham's Gay Village are "very protective" of one another. * gay village birmingham stabbing *
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.
A uple have told how they were stabbed and beaten a homophobic attack Birmgham’s gay village.
GAY MAN SHED TO HOSPAL TO SAVE HIS SIGHT AFTER BEG LATT LGBT+ PERSON ATTACKED BIRMGHAM
Lee Drayford, 53, and his boyiend said they were attacked by three men while wag for a taxi Birmgham’s gay village * gay village birmingham stabbing *
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.
MEN HURT HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK AT BIRMGHAM'S GAY VILLAGE
A gay man had to be shed to hospal after beg attacked Birmgham's Gay Village, what he believ was a "hate crime". * gay village birmingham stabbing *
A gay man had to be shed to hospal after beg attacked Birmgham’s Gay Village, what he believ was a “hate crime”. Over the summer, a gay uple were left vered blood after beg beaten wh glass bottl, while another gay uple were attacked wh kniv.
The man, 27, was arrted at an addrs Selly Oak, Birmgham, at around 4am on Monday morng (September 7) after police worked through the night to track the spect down, followg a spate of stabbgs and near the cy’s Gay Village Sunday morng (September 6). Wt Midlands Police clared a major cint followg a spate of stabbgs the Gay Village, Birmgham. Others were stabbed on Livery Street and Irvg Street, before the killer attacked his last victim on Hurst Street, the centre of Birmgham’s Gay Village, at around 2.
POLICE ARRT MAN ON SPICN OF MURR AND ATTEMPTED MURR AFTER SPATE OF STABBGS AROUND BIRMGHAM’S GAY VILLAGE
Police clared a major cint the Gay Village Birmgham, the wt midlands of England, after reports of multiple stabbgs. * gay village birmingham stabbing *
The attacker then moved "north to south" through the cy centre, said Mr Graham, to the heart of the cy's Gay Village quarter. Image source, WMPImage ptn, Hilli Fletcher and Stuart Shorthoe are the -ordator and puty -ordator of Rabow StreetWatchA new volunteer patrol service will beg Birmgham's Gay Village after ncerns about safety om the cy's gay muny. Police clared a major cint the Gay Village of Birmgham, the Wt Midlands of England, early Sunday morng (September 6) after reports of multiple stabbgs.
PATROLS FOR BIRMGHAM'S GAY VILLAGE AMID SAFETY NCERNS
A gay uple were left vered blood after they were attacked wh kniv a btal homophobic attack Birmgham. * gay village birmingham stabbing *
Wh the patchwork of wns claims and police reports, appeared a furore epted the area and around the Gay Village, packed along Hurst Street, wns said. A victim was reportedly stabbed the Gay Village, while other stabbgs occurred Snow Hill and nearby Ardian Centre, a shoppg mall stuffed wh bars and nightlife hotspots. Pretty sry tonight – stabbgs around Hurst Street and the gay village.
BIRMGHAM POLICE CLARE MAJOR CINT AFTER MULTIPLE STABBGS THE CY’S GAY VILLAGE
A man has been arrted on spicn of murr and seven unts of attempted murr for the seri of attacks around Birmgham's Gay Village. * gay village birmingham stabbing *
So much police – hope people are safe… #Birmgham #GayVillage #HurstStreet. ‘Number of stabbgs’ seize Birmgham’s btlg Gay Village and nearby areas, wns and police say. 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.
BIRMGHAM GAY VILLAGE ATTACK: MAN HANDS HIMSELF AFTER HOMOPHOBIC ASSLT
* gay village birmingham stabbing *
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.
Birmgham cy centre has played host to multiple homophobic attacks recent months. A gay uple were left vered blood after they were attacked wh kniv a homophobic attack Birmgham.
“One (ed homophobic slurs), the other pulled out the hotel key rd om my pocket, ” Drayford told Birmgham Live. In a statement, a spokperson for the Wt Midlands Police said: “We rried out a full vtigatn to two men who were asslted after spendg time Birmgham’s Gay Village. Birmgham police ‘steppg up’ patrols followg spate of anti-gay attacks.
COUPLE BEATEN AND STABBED ANOTHER BTAL HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK BIRMGHAM’S GAY VILLAGE
A gay man had to be shed to hospal after beg attacked Birmgham's Gay Village, what he believ was a "hate crime". * gay village birmingham stabbing *
Drayford shared his experience jt days after police said they would be “steppg up” patrols Birmgham followg a spate of homophobic attacks. Ltlehal’ ments me jt weeks after a gay uple were hospalised after they were beaten wh glass bottl durg a btal homophobic attack Birmgham.
Later the night, they went to the cy’s Gay Village wh iends. “I don’t know why on Earth the guys thk a fun Saturday night is gog down to the Gay Village at four the morng to ll people f****ts outsi a gay bar, ” Rob told PkNews Augt. Police have named the man charged wh the murr of a 23-year-old a spate of stabbgs and around Birmgham’s Gay Village as Zephaniah McLeod.
Police Birmgham clared a major cint the early hours of Sunday morng as repots circulated that a man had gone on a stabbg rampage parts of the cy, cludg the Gay Village. His close iend, Michael Callaghan, was badly went on to attack another three people the cy's Gay Village, before the vlence fally end at about was tracked down at his home around 24 hours the time of the ial police rponse the stabbg attacks om McLeod Birmgham were treated as isolated cints, Wt Midlands Police say His stabbg spree led to ser qutns about the rponse of Wt Midlands had qutned why had taken them so long to stop a lone mata the sporadic and random nature of the attack led them to believe the attacks were isolated attack has also raised ser and ongog qutns about the management of McLeod's mental 28-year-old had been prison before and had also been diagnosed wh paranoid the time of the attack, he was no longer on probatn, but Jab Billgton's fay have asked why he wasn't beg monored by mental health agenci. This is the spect police want to trace after a two-hour knife rampage through the streets of Birmgham left one man ad and seven more people horrific attacks took place four parts of the cy, and shocked wns scribed seeg a man stabbg a woman the neck before walkg off seemgly sourc told MailOnle one le of quiry was the attack, part of which took place the cy's gay village, uld have been tend to target members of the LGBT muny.
MAN ARRTED AFTER ‘HOMOPHOBIC’ ATTACK BIRMGHAM’S GAY VILLAGE
The road is a short walk om the Ardian Centre, near to where another stabbg took place Officers have also rdoned off an area the cy's LGBT area, known as 'Gay Village', followg the stabbgs Birmgham today Forensic officers cross a rdon on Hurst Walk, off Hurst Street, and near to the Ardia Centre, where part of the attack took place Bar owner Savvas Santziz (pictured) says he saw the man, who he scrib as 'black, his 20s and wearg a hoodie', stab a woman 'several tim' the neck before 'walkg away' Pictur om today show a knife which has been dug out om a dra Edmund Street by police who are vtigatg the stabbgs Birmgham Forensic officers were seen removg the knife om the area today a sealed ntaer. Cordons are currently place each of the areas, cludg a forensic tent Irvg Street and Livery Midlands Police did not reveal at which of the lotns the murr took place but has been reported a 23-year-old-man was killed at the Irvg Street attacker then reportedly crossed to Hurst Street and to the cy's Gay Village quarter where wns say they saw him stabbed a woman repeatedly the neck. One of the areas to be rdoned off is the junctn of Hurst Street and Bromsgrove area is part of Birmgham's Gay Village - an LGBT neighbourhood wh a thrivg night life featurg clubs, bars and live area is also where Birmgham's Gay Pri event tak place each year.
BIRMGHAM STABBGS SPECT NAMED URT AND CHARGED WH MURR OF 23-YEAR-OLD NEAR CY’S GAY VILLAGE
The area is near to where one of the cints took place The area is part of Birmgham's Gay Village - an LGBT neighbourhood wh a thrivg night life featurg clubs, bars and live entertament Police speak to a passer-by om behd a rdon at Barwick Street Birmgham today as forensic officers are seen the backgroundOne woman, who works the area, told BBC Rad Five Live this morng that she heard two 'bangs' before seeg a young male lyg on the floor. ' Meanwhile, bar manager David Nash has told how he saw a hood spect n om the scene of the said he later saw a sualty beg treated for what appeared to be a neck wound as the spected attacker fled after members of the public shouted 'stop him, he's stabbed somebody' Nash was workg at The Village Inn Hurst Street, the heart of Birmgham's Gay Village area, when the man walked past the pub at about 2. A man has been arrted on spicn of murr followg a seri of stabbgs which took place and around Birmgham’s Gay Village the early hours of Sunday morng.
While the attacks took place and around the Gay Village, is not yet been announced if they were a hate crime or whether the victims were LGBT+.
POLICE HUNTG BIRMGHAM KNIFEMAN ISSUE CCTV OF SPECT AFTER RAMPAGE CY'S GAY DISTRICT
© 2020 GCN (Gay Communy News).
MAN ARRTED FOR SERI OF STABBGS AROUND BIRMGHAM'S GAY VILLAGE
A solidary prott agast homophobia is beg held Birmgham today rponse to a strg of vlent hate crime attacks the cy. Meanwhile, the cy's lears, Birmgham Cy Council Lear Ian Ward, Wt Midlands Police and Crime Commissner Simon Foster, Mayor of the Wt Midlands Andy Street, have released a jot statement, statg that they are 'disgted' wh the recent 'vic homophobic attacks'.
GAY MAN SHED TO HOSPAL TO SAVE HIS SIGHT AFTER BEG LATT LGBT+ PERSON ATTACKED BIRMGHAM
“The recent abhorrent, vic homophobic attacks Birmgham disgt the three of equal measure. "“But hate will not w and our msage to the homophob is that they do not reprent Birmgham, and they never will.
Birmgham Cy Council Lear Ian Ward, Wt Midlands Police and Crime Commissner Simon Foster, Mayor of the Wt Midlands Andy Street Cred: Wt Midlands PCC“Wt Midlands Police has creased patrols and around the Gay Village and the Police and Crime Commissner has missned a new £200, 000 service to support victims of hate crime. “Meanwhile, Birmgham Cy Council is providg ee hate crime trag to bs at Southsi venu as well as helpg to velop a space open to anyone who may be feelg vulnerable when out and about the Gay Village and the lol area. Police officers gatherg evince Birmgham’s Gay Village followg a 2020 stabbg.
FOUR MEN ARRTED AFTER ‘HATE-RELATED SEXUAL ASSLT’ BIRMGHAM’S GAY VILLAGE
Four men have reportedly been arrted for a vlent sexual asslt, which is beg scribed as “hate related”, Birmgham’s Gay Village.
Another eply disturbg hate crime #Birmgham's Gay Village.
Officers claimed the spects were found by volunteers for StreetWatch, an iative that aims to bat LGBTQ+ hate crim Birmgham’s Gay Village g cizen patrols. Alarmg police figur om 2022 have shown that anti-LGBTQ+ vlence the UK is risg at a rerd-breakg rate, wh reports of homophobic hate crim more than doublg five years.