" Dalston homophobic ‘acid attack’: Gang of cowardly thugs jailed over ‘truly shocking’ bank holiday assault" 

- Title from HackneyGazette.co.uk

https://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/crime-court/dalston-homophobic-acid-attack-gang-of-cowardly-thugs-jailed-over-truly-shocking-bank-holiday-assault-1-5856394

Hackney man Huseyin Onel, 24, and his gang of eight wingmen targeted their first victim in Shacklewell Lane at 5am on May 5, a bank holiday.

They stamped and kicked him as he curled up in a ball on the ground and covered his face. After an argument he had gone to speak to one of the men as the group sat in cars in Alvington Crescent, but he was quickly surrounded. They then beat up another man who had started filming the attack on his phone after leaving a club, while the first victim ran off. The second victim’s friends intervened and a huge brawl erupted. During this, Onel squirted a corrosive substance from a plastic bottle into the second victim’s face and eyes while targeting others who tried to step in. He suffered a fractured eye socket and was lucky to escape with his eyesight intact – his recovery was described by doctors as “miraculous”. Another person suffered burns to their tongue. The suspects then got into three cars and drove from the scene, shouting homophobic comments at members of the group, and claiming that they “run Hackney”.Initial reports of the attack in the national press claimed it took place outside gay nightclub Dalston Superstore, which is around the corner in Kingsland High Street.

Suspects Captured :

Really happy they all were captured thanks to witness reports and CCTV, good work to the Police there. Now let's just hope they face some serious hate crime charges and are not roaming the streets anytime soon. This should be considered organized crime and since they beat some of them so severely they broke bones and eye sockets and even used chemical agents to attempt to disfigure and blind their victims..-..it's disgusting. Hoping to see a minimum of 5-10 years for each assailant in this attack. What were they even doing at 5AM out there anyway?. Seems like they were hanging a block away from the club waiting to encounter some club goers and attack them based on their sexual preference. That is genuinely despicable, and I hope the Judge or w/e they are called in the UK see's it that way as well. What do you guys think a suitable sentence would be for these menaces to the public of London?. 

Edited January 20, 20197 yr by BlueLineBacker