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A Virginia high school boy who spent nine days in the hospital after a brutal antigay attack is being charged with assault because he reportedly snapped and made the mistake of throwing the first punch.
Richmond’s Channel 12 News reported that Eric Martin was attacked by at least four other boys who left him with a serious concussion and multiple broken bones.
“A head injury,” noted Eric’s mother Mary Martin. “A broken hand. That’s not just a fight. That’s a beating. That’s a vicious beating.”
Mary Martin said that the gang assault was the culmination of a prolonged campaign of bullying, in which Martin’s tormentors regularly showered him with antigay slurs and epithets and catcalled him as they shadowed him through the halls of Highland Springs High School in Henrico.
The irate mom said that her son may have thrown the first punch, but school officials had consistently turned a blind eye to Eric’s constant abuse at the hands of certain boys at school.
Family advocate Tammy Mottola is working with the school district on behalf of the Martins.
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Mary Martin said that to bolster her son’s spirits, she has established a Letters to Eric program, where supporters can write to him at P.O. Box 993, Sandston, Va. 23150.
Gay-bashed VA teen charged with assault after attack that left him in hospital for 9 days
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