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Boston police make arrest in suspected hate attack


By STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
SEP. 5, 2008
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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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