Couple's terror as they're beaten up by masked gang in horror street attack - they don't think they'll 'ever be able to hold hands in public again'

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A gay couple assaulted by a group of people wearing balaclavas say they fear they will never be able to hold hand in public again.

Ryan Winnard, 21, was walking on Coronation Road in Radcliffe, Bury, at around 8.15pm on Tuesday evening (November 23) with boyfriend Max Green, 18, when a group of men approached them.

Hurling homophobic slurs at the couple as they held hands, the group then began attacking the pair as they tried to walk off. READ MORE: Appeal after axemen rob the same Morrisons store three times Max was hit in the back of the head, while Ryan was punched and attacked with a hammer.

Following the horrific attack, Ryan suffered a broken nose and a fractured cheek bone. “Me and my boyfriend were heading home from his