Richard Kennedy claimed hate crime, but he fell over

Gay theatre student, Richard Kennedy, who claimed he was beaten by homophobic thugs admits he got his injuries when he fell over (and won't face action for wasting police time)

MySoCalledGayLife.co.uk published the story Man, 18, assaulted in homophobic incident – and now he has admitted this was a false claim.

This is not gaining the importance of protection against hate crime towards the LGBT community. Of course he should be treated like anyone else that falsely claims a crime has been committed. This case makes real victims of a hate crime might not be believed, when it’s reported to the police.

Richard Kennedy claimed hate crime, but he fell over

Gay theatre student, Richard Kennedy, who claimed he was beaten by homophobic thugs admits he got his injuries when he fell over (and won't face action for wasting police time)

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Gay theatre student, Richard Kennedy, who claimed he was beaten by homophobic thugs admits he got his injuries when he fell over (and won't face action for wasting police time)

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