Bristol man injured with a knife in homophobic attack

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A man in Bristol was slashed with a knife in what Avon and Somerset Police are calling a “homophobic attack”.

According to police, the incident took place on on Sunday 11 August 2024 at around 10:15pm when three unknown men riding bicycles attacked two men who were walking down St. Thomas Street in Redcliffe, just south east of the city centre.

Police said that the perpetrators made homophobic comments to the two men before punching one of the victims and attacking him with a knife.

The man sustained an injury to the chest, but did not require hospital treatment.

In a statement, Avon and Somerset Police shared descriptions of the three unknown men.

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