Man hit with baseball bat in homophobic attack in Mattapan, police say
A gay couple was attacked by a group of men near a Mattapan liquor store earlier this month, an assault that sent one man to the hospital after he was hit in the back of the head with a baseball bat, according to police.
Officers responded to 550 River St. in Boston at around 7:45 p.m. on Sept. 13 for a report of a fight. At the scene, they spoke with a man who explained that he and his partner had been subjected to homophobic comments while walking to a nearby liquor store, according to a police report.
The man, identified in the report only as "Victim #1," approached the group and an argument began. The group eventually became combative with the man and his partner. Eventually, a fight broke out between the group and the couple, which spilled out onto River Street.
During the fight, two unidentified men swung "unidentifiable objects" at the couple, according to the report. A part of the group attacked the man and another attacked his partner, hitting him in the head with a baseball bat.
Police found the man's partner in the parking lot at 550 River St., bleeding from the back of his head. He was taken to Beth Israel Hospital for evaluation.
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