Officers trying to trace two youths who verbally abused and physically attacked victim on Jubilee Line tube in east LondonPolice are trying to track down two youths after a teenager was attacked on a train and forced to apologise for being gay. The 19-year-old man was placed in a headlock and strangled until he eventually did what they said because he was struggling to breathe. The incident occurred on a westbound Jubilee Line train between West Ham and North Greenwich on 21 October at around 11.10am. The two suspects verbally abused the victim for being gay and turned aggressive when they were challenged. They forced him into a headlock, snatched his phone and threatened to stab him until he apologised for being gay.

Source: The Guardian December 04, 2017 13:18 UTC