According to the LGBTQ couple who were the victims of a frightening attack by youngsters in Drogheda, community resources rather than jail time would be preferred.
Around 8 o’clock on Saturday night, Ivan Miandini and his husband were walking their dog near the bus depot when they were subjected to homophobic and xenophobic remarks, horrible insults, and even the targeting of their dog.
«They threatened to kill us, rape our dog and told us to go back to our own countries, and it really was very frightening», says Ivan. «Then later when we were walking up Watery Hill steps, we had large rocks thrown at us, and one of them punched me and my husband in the side of the head, knocking my phone out of my hand twice».
«They called us fa**ot bastards and even paedophiles and told us they were going to chase us off the island», independent.ie reports.