BOSTON
(AP)
—
Boston
police
have
arrested
a
28-year-old
Framingham
man
accused
of
beating
three
gay
men
and
their
female
friend
in
a
suspected
hate
attack.
Fabio
Brandao
was
apprehended
Aug.
29
and
charged
with
assault
and
battery
with
a
deadly
weapon.
A
police
spokesperson
said
detectives
are
investigating
the
attack
as
a
possible
hate
crime
and
additional
charges
are
possible.
The
attack
happened
early
Aug.
24
in
Boston’s
South
End
as
the
victims
were
leaving
a
club.
The
victims
told
police
they
were
walking
home
when
four
men
shouted
anti-gay
slurs
and
attacked
them.
Police
said
one
man
was
beaten
to
the
ground.
A
second
suffered
a
gash
above
his
right
eye.
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