Former Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher and wife Liz took a break from life on the farm to go for film star glamour in Manchester.
20.06.2024 - 13:05 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Two gay men feared for their lives as they were kicked and stamped on by a gang of a masked thugs in a suspected homophobic attack.
Daniel Timothy, 31, and Jordan Brook, 36, were set upon by the gang outside Blackburn train station in Lancashire just after midnight on Tuesday (June 18). The pair and Jordan's mum had arrived back in the town on a train from Manchester after going to watch Burlesque The Musical at the Opera House.
As they left the station, they encountered a group of males who began hurling homophobic abuse and threats of violence towards them, Daniel said. Station staff separated them but as the couple waited for a taxi, the group directed further taunts at them before pulling on balaclavas and 'charging' at them.
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Jordan was kicked repeatedly as he lay on the ground, while Daniel was also kicked by the suspects as Jordan's horrified mum watched on. The pair were left with cut eye sockets, scars and swollen faces after the terrifying attack.
Lancashire Police said eight people from Blackburn - between aged 17 and 23 - were arrested on suspicion of assault and taken into custody. They have since been bailed as investigations continue into the attack - which detectives are treating as a 'homophobic assault'.
Speaking after the incident, Daniel said: "In that moment we feared he was going to die – that’s for me personally, as well. Once the kicking started in the head, I didn’t know when that was going to go on until.
"That was a very real fear for me in that moment. We wanted to go and see the show for its celebration of queerness, and we'd had an amazing night.
"So to have just
Former Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher and wife Liz took a break from life on the farm to go for film star glamour in Manchester.
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