Three youngsters have been arrested Monday following an LGBTQ hate crime towards a 72-year-old man in New York Metropolis.
The boys, ages 16, 14 and 13, are charged with gang assault, hate crime assault and legal possession of a weapon.
On Sept. 15, 4 males assaulted a 72-year-old man whereas utilizing anti-LGBTQ slurs, in keeping with the New York Police Division. They punched and kicked his head and physique, after which fled the scene on foot. The person went to a neighborhood hospital, the place it was decided that he had a damaged jaw and lacerations to his face and fingers. The NYPD mentioned its Hate Crime Process Pressure is investigating the incident.
In keeping with FBI statistics for 2020, over 20% of reported hate crimes have been associated to sexual orientation, and roughly 3% have been about gender identification.