Man struck on head in 'homophobic attack' in heart of Soho
He turned to realise a man had approached him from behind, and had struck him with the hooked handle of an umbrella, so hard the wooden handle had fallen off.“I was just so confused at first. My glasses flew off, the handle from the umbrella flew into the street.”Mr Martin saw what was happening from the corner of their eye and managed to raise his arm, which “softened the blow a bit”, said Mr Karp.Mr Martin followed the assailant and tackled him to the floor, holding him in place until police a...
