Both fled the scene shortly after the attack.Īuthorities are still attempting to identify the suspect involved in assaulting the older man. Police said that the alleged attacker was with another man as well. The victim had been verbally harassed and then hit multiple times in the face by another man, which resulted in severe facial injuries and bruises to the victim's body, according to a news release by Merseyside Police, which is Liverpool's local police department. Last week, police released an image from a nearby video camera of a man they say could have information about the assault.
The attack happened in the early morning of May 16 in Liverpool, England. Authorities have released information about an attack on an older gay man in his 60s who they say was “targeted” due to his sexual orientation.
