They kick a homeless man for fun and upload the video to the networks

Two men aged 21 and 27 beat a homeless man who lived in front of a building for fun. Laughing, the attackers kicked the person lying on the ground, insulted him and, to make matters worse, uploaded the video to social networks.

After the material went viral, the attackers were arrested. The violent situation took place in Lalín, a Spanish municipality located about 600 kilometers from Madrid.

The event took place on the night of November 25, but has now become public. Inmates are charged with injury and hate crimes. Both have priors for similar crimes.

After the opening of the judicial proceedings, both have been released from prison and will await trial.

In addition, recorded and broadcast images of the attack on a homeless man show that the bag in which the man sleeps was stolen and they brag about it.

What is hate crime

A hate crime is an offense or criminal act motivated by prejudice against one or more people due to belonging to a particular social group. This offense violates the exercise of fundamental rights and public freedoms guaranteed by the Spanish Constitution.

Hate crimes are punishable by a basic sentence of 1 to 4 years’ imprisonment and a fine of 6 to 12 months.

The antecedent of Rome

A month ago a group of young Italians beat up a 55-year-old man who lived on the streets of Rome. Apparently, the attacker was a homeless man who had psychiatric problems. After several complaints, the attackers were arrested.

“The attack that took place in Trastevere is gratuitous and unheard-of violence, directed towards the weakest. The man was rushed to hospital and is known by medical personnel for psychiatric pathologies. This senseless violence is absurd and I hope that the perpetrators are identified soon,” said Alessio D’Amato, councilor for health of the Lazio region, whose capital is Rome.