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<\/a><\/p>\nA 44-year-old Miami<\/a> man<\/a> has been arrested after allegedly brutally beating a gay<\/a> man<\/a> at a bus stop last Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n Raul Marti says he was trying to get home from work Wednesday night when he was attacked by Eric Pinkney at the bus stop on Biscayne Boulevard near 64th Street in Miami.<\/span><\/p>\n Marti, who is recovering from throat cancer, told <\/span>ABC Local 10 News<\/b><\/a>\u00a0that Pinkney asked him why he was coughing so much.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI looked at him and I said, \u2018I\u2019m fine. Leave me alone, please. Go on your way,’\u201d said Marti.<\/span><\/p>\n Pinkney \u201cstarted saying things like, \u2018That\u2019s the problem with you fa\u2014-s. You\u2019re all sick.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Marti again asked his attacker to leave him alone.<\/span><\/p>\n Raul Marti beaten, insulted with gay<\/a> slurs at #Miami<\/a> bus stop. I took the liberty of adding the perp’s photo. t.co\/JAK5zDI8Ld<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/CIr4fNvYS1<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Danielle Savoy ? (@DanielleSavoy) April 21, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n However, he claims that Pinkney \u201chit me, and then he hit me one more time, and then I fell to the ground.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Pinkney absconded when passersby came to Marti\u2019s aid but a police officer quickly tracked him down.<\/span><\/p>\n Marti suffered a broken nose, multiple stitches and injuries all over his face<\/span><\/p>\n Pinkney faces a charge of aggravated battery but Marti plans on insisting the state attorney\u2019s office add charges related to a hate crime.<\/span><\/p>\n Watch a report below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The post Gay Cancer Survivor\u2019s Nose Broken in Brutal Attack at Miami Bus Stop: VIDEO<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\nRELATED:\u00a0Wisconsin Man Who Was Victim of Brutal Hate Crime Found Stabbed to Death in Apartment: VIDEO<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n
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