53 year old man who is accused of assaulting a gay couple he saw kissing in a Madrid city centre restaurant spent Sunday night in police cells and has been charged with causing bodily harm.
The suspect was eating in the restaurant with a companion at lunchtime on Sunday when he allegedly threw a glass of water at the couple after seeing them kiss. He is reported to have shouted at them, ‘Do you not have any shame? It’s a lack of respect that I should have to see this’, before throwing a cup of coffee which hit and injured one of the men, causing a wound which needed four stitches.
EFE reports that he was also heard saying during the meal, according to the official police complaint, ‘I hate gays, I can’t bear them because I pay my taxes’.
Arturo C.A., who was eating in the restaurant with his boyfriend and a friend and placed the complaint, said the assault happened without any provocation. ‘It’s incredible,’ he said, ‘that this type of thing still happens’.
He said it was the first time that he had ever been subjected to homophobic behaviour.
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