Man arrested after homophobic attack

A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault following a homophobic attack, as police look for two other suspects. A West Midlands Police spokesman said a 31-year-old handed himself in after an incident in Birmingham’s Gay Village.

Two men were attacked with bottles in the early hours of Sunday Aug 15 after homophobic abuse by a passing car’s occupants in Bromsgrove Street. Officers are searching for Sohail Khan, 24, and Ishaaq Ayaz, 21, both from Birmingham. Anyone with information can contact police on 101, quoting log 552 of Aug 15, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.