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"His spinal cord was severed in the attack, leaving him permanently paralysed from the waist down."
A 21 year-old man has been left permanently paralysed after being stabbed in a homophobic attack.
The man, who has been identified only as ‘Olly’ was stabbed outside the popular George and Dragon pub in Shoreditch, East London on 28th August.
The man was walking down Boundary Street with a female friend when he was approached by a group of youths, verbally abused and struck on the head with a bottle. He was then stabbed a total of seven times in the back and torso.
Although ‘Olly’ had surgery on his brain and lungs, his spinal cord was severed in the attack, leaving him permanently paralysed from the waist down.
A 15-year-old from East Ham has been charged with homophobic aggravated assault with intent, occasioning grievous bodily harm and was yesterday refused bail.
