Man charged over homophobic attack on gay couple leaving UK Black Pride
Jabbard Mabounda (31) is set to appear in Croydon Magistrates’ Court today, September 29, in connection with an attack on a gay couple that occurred in Brixton after UK Black Pride on August 19.
Mabounda will appear in court charged with two counts of racially/religiously aggravated assault by beating. According to Metropolitan Police, Mabounda attacked a gay couple at a Brixton bus stop on the date in question.
The incident resulted in both victims being sent to the hospital for treatment before being discharged. The gay couple, Michael Smith and his boyfriend, Nat Asabere, had spent the day prior to the incident at the UK Black Pride festival.
In the aftermath of the attack, Smith created a JustGiving page to raise money for Stonewall, a charity committed to enacting meaningful change in LGBTQ+ public policy.
