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Avignon: a student denounces a homophobic attack
A student claims to have suffered a violent attack because he is homosexual. The scene took place in Avignon (Vaucluse), Saturday February 3. – (France 2)
A student claims to have suffered a violent attack because he is homosexual. The scene took place in Avignon (Vaucluse), Saturday February 3.
The trauma of his attack is still very present in his mind. SATURDAY February 3, Ryan was hospitalized with a swollen face. The attacker punched him twice in the face and kicked him while Ryan was on the ground in the street. An hour before the events, in a nightclub in Avignon (Vaucluse), the perpetrator of the attack allegedly harassed Ryan because of his sexual orientation. “Around 2:30 a.m., I was dancing with the boy in question, we kissed and he said to me: ‘Be careful, we’re being filmed’. I turn around and see someone I know who lives near me dancing. film me. He started to be virulent in his words, an argument broke out”indicates Ryan Granger, 19 years old, BTS student.
The attacker disputes the facts on social networks
The attacker waited for Ryan to leave the nightclub before physically attacking him in the pedestrian crossing. The scene was filmed by a surveillance camera. The attacker disputes the facts on social networks. For him, it is about“a nightclub brawl that ends into a controversy of homophobia when there is none of that”. Ryan’s lawyer contacted the Avignon (Vaucluse) public prosecutor’s office to request the opening of a judicial investigation.
