Five suspects have been charged in connection with an attack on a gay couple in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood last month. Civil rights violation charges have not been sought, according to Boston police.

On Saturday, September 13, police responded to a report of a physical and verbal assault on River Street at about 7:45 p.m.

The victim told police he and his partner were walking to a convenience store when a group of men began shouting anti-gay remarks. The situation escalated, and one of the victims was struck in the head with a baseball bat, according to police.

When officers arrived, they found the man bleeding from the back of his head in a nearby parking lot across from a liquor store. He was treated at the scene before being taken to a hospital.

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