A gay couple were told they would 'burn in hell' during a violent homophobic attack in Manchester city centre. David Bailey, 18, and Ashley Roberts, 19, have both been locked up after the couple were punched and kicked near Piccadilly station.
The vile abuse started after the pair, both from Stoke-on-Trent, noticed the couple who were holding hands. During the incident, the victims were told 'you will burn in hell', while one said 'it's disgusting'.
They were followed near to the station when one said 'give me £20 or I will kill you'. Both men were then attacked. Bailey and Roberts have now both been sentenced to 32 months in a young offender's institution. "They were perfectly entitled to walk as they were, hand in hand," Judge Suzanne
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