A lesbian couple was reportedly beaten and robbed after kissing on a London bus late last month.
A lesbian couple was reportedly beaten and robbed after kissing on a London bus late last month.
“As they sat on the top deck they were approached by a group of four males who began to make lewd and homophobic comments to them,” a statement from police said, according to CNN. “The women were then attacked and punched several times before the males ran off the bus. A phone and bag were stolen during the assault. Both women were taken to hospital for treatment to facial injuries.”
Authorities are now asking for witnesses to come forward.
Melania Geymonat, one of the alleged victims, posted a photo of her and her girlfriend bloodied after the attack. In the Facebook post, Geymonat recalled four “hooligans” taunting the couple after they kissed; the men made sexual comments to the women before brutally assaulting them.
“Last Wednesday, I had a date with Chris. We got on the Night Bus, heading for her place in Camden Town, climbed upstairs and took the front seats. We must have kissed or something because these guys came after us. I don’t remember if they were already there or if they got on after us,” recalled Geymonat.
“There were at least four of them. They started behaving like hooligans, demanding that we kissed so they could enjoy watching, calling us ‘lesbians’ and describing sexual positions. I don’t remember the whole episode, but the word ‘scissors’ stuck in my mind,” she continued.
