Man Punched Unconscious In Homophobic Attack At Brighton Pride

Three men who attended Brighton Pride were verbally abused and physically attacked, which left one of men unconscious in Preston Park during Brighton Pride.

by Newsdesk | 5th August 2014

A police investigation has been mounted and an appeal for witnesses has been launched after one man was left unconscious during Brighton Pride this past weekend.

The incident took place after two men started to urinate near to where the victims were sitting. When they asked that the men use the toilets, the attackers became violent.

A single blow to the face knocked one of the victims, a 44-year-old man out. The two other men chased the suspects but were attacked themselves. St John Ambulance staff treated all three of the victims.

Detective constable Chris Bishop said: 'The two suspects are described as being white men in their 20s or 30s with Irish accents. One of them was topless and had tattoos on his body and the other was wearing a blue vest top.

'This type of behaviour is completely unacceptable and we are appealing to anyone with information or saw what happened to speak to us on 101 or email 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk quoting 1901 of 2/8.'

Information of the attack comes just a day after residents in Hanover received homophobic leaflets posted through their doors.

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