Four teenage boys have been charged with an aggravated hate crime over a homophobic attack on a London bus earlier this year.
28-year-old Melania Geymonat and her girlfriend Chris were on a night bus in Camden when they were attacked on May 30th.
The women said they were approached by a group of men who made lewd and homophobic comments and asked them to kiss.
When they refused, they said they were attacked and punched several times.
Detectives investigating an assault onboard a Route N31 bus in #Camden in the early hours of Thursday, 30 May have charged four teenagers https://t.co/Ch48JSC4fn
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) July 25, 2019
A phone and a bag were also stolen during the incident.
Two 16-year-olds, a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old have now been charged with an aggravated hate crime under the UKs Public Order Act.
One of the 16-year-olds was also charged with theft and handling stolen goods and the other is accused of possessing cannabis.
The 15-year-old faces another charge of handling stolen goods.
The teens are due to appear at Highbury Corner Youth Court on August 21st.
