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Killed
for being gay
Monday
01November 2004
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A
gay barman has been beaten to death by teenagers in what is
believed to have been a
violent and unprovoked homophobic attack on London's South
Bank.
David
Morley, 37, died on Sunday morning after he and a
friend were badly beaten near Hungerford Bridge at around
3am, on their way home from Heaven night club.
A post-mortem
examination has shown Mr Morley died from multiple
injuries - he had suffered 40 distinct bruises to his head
and body. Ironically
he was behind the bar at the Admiral Duncan when it was nail-bombed in 1999, escaping
with minor burns to his hands.
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Detective
Chief Inspector Nick Scola said it was unclear whether the
women took part and said there may have been more
attacks. He added "These
crimes are being treated as a homophobic hate crime."
The group ,
a
black youth, a white youth and two girls, appear to
have been targeting people on their way home from Heaven
nightclub.
They ran off through Jubilee Gardens towards the
headquarters of oil company Shell after attacking Mr Morley.
London mayor Ken Livingstone described the attack as
"vicious and cowardly" while London Assembly
chairman Brian Coleman said he was "absolutely
horrified".
The police are appealing for witnesses to come forward. Anyone with information is asked to call the
incident room in Sutton on 020 8721 4111 or Crimestoppers
anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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