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The couple were travelling to a friend's house after celebrating Black Pride when they were attacked

By Lauren Moss, LGBT correspondent & Josh Parry, LGBT producer

BBC News

Two men were taken to hospital after a homophobic attack in south London, the second such incident publicised within the space of a week.

The couple, in their 30s and 40s, were assaulted on Saturday at about 23:00 BST while waiting for a bus in Brixton, after spending the day at Black Pride.

Both men were treated in hospital and one needed stitches.

No arrests have been made and police, who are treating this as a homophobic attack, are appealing for information.

Michael Smith and his boyfriend Nat Asabere were waiting for a bus on Brixton Road when a man they did not know approached them and then assaulted them as a bus approached.

Nat was punched in the back of the head, while Michael describes being punched in the face "three or four times".