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Read more...Two teenagers, aged 13 and 14, have been arrested on suspicion of assault following a homophobic knife attack in Liverpool.
The BBC reported that two young men were assaulted at 21:20 BST on Saturday (22nd June 2019) as they walked down Manningham Road in the Anfield area of the city.
Police said three boys had made "homophobic insults" before one of them produced a knife and attacked the men.
A 12-year-old boy who was arrested on Wednesday (26th June 2019) has been released on conditional bail.
Officers from Merseyside Police are continuing to question the arrested 14-year-old boy, while the 13-year-old boy has been bailed.
One of the victims suffered serious, but non-life threatening injuries to his head and neck. Both are in hospital.
Merseyside Police said the men, both in their 30s, had been "left incredibly shaken by the incident".
EQuIP, a pan-equalities charity based in Warwickshire support victims of hate crime and they strongly encourage anyone that experience or witness homophobic, biphobic, transphobic or any other form of hate crime to always report.
Victims and/or witnesses can ring 101 in a non-emergency situation, but always call 999 in an emergency.
In Warwickshire, some people that do not want to contact the police directly, so they can report hate crimes/incidents to EQuIP via the www.reporthatenow.com website, email: advice@equipequality.org.uk or if they prefer to speak to someone in person, you can contact telephone EQuIP on 01788 863117.