Six arrested after gay couple attacked with wooden plank as 'no one came to help'
Six males, the youngest aged just 16 and the oldest 22, have been arrested at their homes today (November 23) following a vile homophobic attack in East London in which two men were verbally abused with one hit over the head with a wooden plank. Police were first called on Sunday October 1 after the two men in their 20s were attacked at around 5.30pm by a group while walking along High Road in Chadwell Heath. A group of six men hurled abuse at the victims before then making threats towards them. This escalated further when one of the abusers picked up a plank of wood and hit one of the victims over the head with it, causing cuts and bruises that required hospital treatment. READ MORE: Faces of London criminals who ripped jewellery off necks at train station The attack happened on Chadwell Heath High Road (Image: Google) The second victim was not injured, but both were understandably distressed by the horrific incident. Chief Inspector Chris Nixon, from the East A...