Crime
The couple, who each stay and function the Wm. Poole Confections store out of the identical constructing in Somersworth, reported they have been injured in an assault by a bunch of juveniles who shouted homophobic taunts.
SOMERSWORTH, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Legal professional Normal’s workplace has joined an investigation into an alleged Monday assault of a homosexual couple who run a chocolate store in a metropolis alongside the state’s japanese border.
The couple, who each stay and function the Wm. Poole Confections store out of the identical constructing in Somersworth, reported they have been injured in an assault by a bunch of juveniles who shouted homophobic taunts.
In a submit on Fb, William Poole stated he was struck on the attention with a blunt instrument and suffered lacerations, bruises and stitches from the assault by younger folks attempting to enter the couple’s second-floor residence.
“I worry for my life and that of my associate, and I worry that our house and enterprise (will) be additional antagonized or broken,” he wrote. “We won’t reenter our house and enterprise with out police escort.”
In an earlier submit, Poole wrote that on July 16, two people out of a small group of younger folks made it onto a ledge of the constructing and tried to interrupt into their residence. When confronted on the sidewalk, the group shouted homophobic slurs at them, Poole wrote.
Michael Garrity, spokesperson for the New Hampshire Legal professional Normal’s workplace, stated Thursday they’ve joined the investigation into the incident.
“Our Civil Rights Unit is actually conscious of this incident and is actively working with the Somersworth Police Division and our legislation enforcement companions to look into it additional,” Garrity stated in a written assertion.
Garrity stated anybody with info ought to contact the Somersworth Police Division or the legal professional common’s workplace.