Witnesses say the brutal beating of a teenager outside a gay bar in
Pamplona, Spain, was a hate crime. David Azkona, 19, was attacked by
three men after leaving the bar the day after Christmas. GARA reports
that Azkona was approached by the group on the street, who asked him,
"Where are you going, maricón de mierda," roughly translated "faggot
shit," along with sexually graphic slurs.
After Azkona was knocked to the ground, two of the men kicked and
punched him all over his body, while the third watched and laughed. The
victim was treated at Navarre Hospital for bruises to his legs and
buttocks, a black eye and damage to his spleen. He was later released
wearing a neck collar and using crutches, GARA reported.
One of the attackers at a Latin American accent, a friend of the victim added.