On Friday 21st August my brother in law, Thom, was the victim of a brutal homophobic attack whilst simply ordering some chips in Ken’s Kebab.

The attackers knocked him unconscious and then attacked him causing multiple injuries, including breaks to his leg which he is currently in hospital awaiting surgery for to have his bones pieced back together with plates, and his front teeth shattered.

This has completely traumatised Thom and shocked his family and friends. It’s completely abhorrent in today’s society that such vicious attacks still happen. The physical injuries will heal in a relatively short amount of time, but the trauma will take much longer.

The NHS are going to fix his leg, but unfortunately he is going to need to pay to have his smile fixed. He also isn’t going to be able to work for a few months whilst his leg heals. So I’m setting up this go fund me to help him keep a roof over his head over the next few months and to be able to afford to pay to have his teeth fixed.