UPDATE: The alleged victim has since recanted his story, saying the carving was consensual. Spain's prime minister has condemned an attack on a young gay man after a mob of people carved a homophobic slur into his buttocks. The attack took place on Sunday, Sept. 5, in the Spanish capital of Madrid. The 20-year-old victim said he was walking home around 5:15 p.m. when eight people "with their faces covered" cornered him in the entrance to his building, El País reports. During the attack, the group called the man "disgusting," "shiteater," and "maricón," the Spanish word for faggot.

Source: MetroXpress September 30, 2021 17:15 UTC