Hamilton police are trying to identify two suspects after an alleged hate-motivated assault against a transgender person in Hess Village last month.

The victim and friends first encountered a group of people as they were leaving a bar on Hess Street South early on Oct. 25, said Const. Trevor McKenna.

Following that initial incident, the victim’s friends left the area. The victim was on their own around 2:30 a.m. when a group of males assaulted the victim, during which transphobic slurs were used, he said.

The victim was transported to hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

While multiple people took part in the incident, two men were clearly the “primary aggressors,” McKenna said.

It is these two suspects that police are looking to identify, including releasing their

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