Victim says attackers hurled slurs before knocking him unconscious near Hanlan s Point
Author of the article: Scott Laurie
Publishing date: Jun 09, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 3 minute read David Gomez, the victim of a homophobic attack he says was carried out by an Ottawa Redblacks player Photo by Handout /GoFundMe
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A badly beaten Toronto man spent part of Wednesday under the knife in hospital while the CFL’s Ottawa Redblacks were tackling allegations on social media that one of their players unleashed a weekend beating the victim says was motivated by homophobia.
The Redblacks said in a statement they “are aware of allegations made on social media involving a player in the organization. The team is currently investigating.”
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Police investigating vicious homophobic assault following incident at Toronto Islands
by Lucas Casaletto
Last Updated Jun 9, 2021 at 5:33 pm EDT
Toronto Islands.
Toronto Police are investigating an aggravated assault that took place at the Toronto Islands last weekend.
Investigators say a 24-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman were walking to the ferry docks near Hanlan’s Point around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday when they became involved in a disagreement with a group of people.
Police say one man from the group hurled homophobic comments towards one of the victims leading to two suspects viciously assaulting the 24-year-old man “by punching and kicking him, leaving him with significant injuries.”