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Update: Arrests of 3 teens in London gay man's slaying

by Susan Marie Kovalinsky | October 16, 2009 at 03:54 am

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UPDATE: Police in London arrest 3 for kicking gay man to death

Two 17 year olds and one 18 year old arrested. To read about a vigil planned in Trafalger Square, London for the slain man, go to:

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/16/vigil-planned-for-gay-man-murdered-in-trafalgar-square/

Police hunting for the killers of a 62-year-old gay man who was beaten to death in Trafalgar Square have arrested two 17-year-old girls and one 18-year-old boy.
Ian Baynham was attacked on September 25th. After suffering brain damage, his life support machine was switched off on Tuesday.

According to a Metropolitan Police spokesman, the girls were arrested at their homes in south-east London, as was the 18-year-old male.

They are being held at separate police stations and will be questioned.

Baynham was out celebrating a new job with a friend when the attack happened. The teenagers had reportedly been shouting obscenities at passerbys when he confronted them over their behaviour.