Gay man hospitalised after ‘homophobic attack’ in South Africa
A 24-year-old gay man is recovering in hospital after being the victim of an alleged hate crime in Durban, South Africa. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers uncomfortable.
Mfundo Ngobese, a PA and model, was attacked on 24 April near the City Hall when three men reportedly approached him and his friends.
After the people he was with ran away, one of the group went up to Mfundo and is said to have told his accomplices, “here’s another one”. “I tried to run away from them but one of them tripped me,” the victim told Mamba Online. “I fell on my right knee and from there I was beaten on my face.
I started bleeding blood from my mouth and nose. I was also kicked in my right leg.” He remains in hospital with broken teeth and a broken leg almost a week after his ordeal and is also now relying on a urine bag.
