The UK's Matthew Shepard

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Teen beaten to death in unprovoked homophobic attack, court told

(Liverpool, England) The gruesome details of the murder of an 18-year-old gay Liverpool man were laid out before a jury as the trial of his accused killer began in a case that shocked Britain for its callous disregard for life.

Gavin Alker, 19, is on trial for the killing last July of 18-year old Michael Causer.

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Alker took a heavy hardbound American history book from a shelf, went into the room where Causer was sleeping and used it to batter Causer’s head. He then beat and kicked him repeatedly the court was told.

Prosecutor Richard Pratt told the jury there was only one reason for the attack: “Michael Causer was gay.”

“As he was subjected to the attack which would ultimately kill him, Gavin Alker was heard to abuse him using anti-gay language, indicating clearly that Michael Causer was being attacked, and was killed, because he was gay.”

Even after Causer fell into a coma the attack did not end.

“‘He’s a little queer,” said Alker, to one of the other men in the house who had gone to see what the noise was. “He deserves it,” Alker added.

The full article can be found at http://www.365gay.com/news/teen-beaten-to-death-in-unprovoked-homophobic-attack-court-told/

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1. Thanks for using an "American History" book Gav.

I wonder just why the author thought it neccesary to point out (in the UK) that this was an American History book used to brutally commit murder. Any descriptor to the book is superfluous. It was a heavy hardbound book. It was used to commit a hate crime.

Just a small bother attached to the much larger problem of a hate based killing.