In less than 48 hours, two homophobic attacks have occurred in Barcelona, one in the Sants neighborhood and the other in Sant Martí
The Mossos d'Esquadra A 22-year-old young man has been arrested accused of attacking and insulting two young people because of their sexual orientation. The events occurred at dawn from Sunday to Monday on the street Almogàvars from the district of sant marti de Barcelona. According to police sources, a group of people, including the detainee, began to scold and hit the couple.
The Catalan police were notified of the incident and, shortly after arriving at the scene, one of the victims and a witness recognized one of the alleged attackers in the area and the officers detained him. The detainee is a 22-year-old young man, with no criminal record. The two men attacked suffered minor injuries and have filed a complaint. He Barcelona's town hall has made the protection circuit available to the victims.
Very violent attack in Sants
On Saturday afternoon a young man received a very violent attack while walking the dog on the street Tinent Flomesta in the neighborhood Sants-Badal from Barcelona. The aggressor kicked the dog and when the victim reproached him, he received fist blows and insults. The case has been made public on Observatory against LGTBI-phobia, which has also detailed that it was an attack “very violent” and that legal and psychological support is already being given to the young man, who could file a complaint with the Mossos this same Tuesday.
The president of the entity, Eugeni Rodríguez has warned that it is “It is essential to confront impunity and support victims” and has asked on social networks to modify the 11 / 2014 to guarantee reparation for victims and reinforce the action protocol against attacks.
