Gay Couple Horrifically Burned With Boiling Water In Alleged Hate Crime

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Gay Couple Horrifically Burned With Boiling Water In Alleged Hate Crime

A gay couple in Atlanta suffered severe burns after allegedly being doused with boiling water in their sleep. (WARNING: contains graphic images) 

Marquez Tolbert and his boyfriend, Anthony Gooden Jr., said they were sound asleep on the evening of Feb. 12 when they were jolted awake by the sensation of scalding hot water being splashed across their bodies. 

“We were just burning. My body was just stinging,” Tolbert told Project Q Atlanta. “It was like a really, really severe kind of stinging. I could hardly think straight.” (Hear him speak about the incident in the WSB-TV news report above) 

The assailant, they said, was 48-year-old Martin Blackwell, who is the boyfriend of Gooden’s mother, The Washington Post reports. Police records show Blackwell was arrested Feb. 13 on two counts of aggravated battery and is being held without bail. 

Tolbert, 21, believes he and Gooden, 23, were attacked because they are gay.

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/atlanta-gay-burn-crime_us_56ec1cf1e4b09bf44a9d10e0

 

[Guest]

And some people still think that we don't need pride. Horrible, horrible news. May they rest in peace.

Edit: THANK GOD they didn't die.

[Logan 20,827]

And people act like homophobia wasn't an issue anymore after same-sex marriage got legalized in the states. This is heartbreaking. 

[Serendipity 7,821]

Just now, Ibo said:

And some people still think that we don't need pride. Horrible, horrible news. May they rest in peace.

they didn't die

 

I hope they get well

 

those scums tho

[brizoda 4,176]

this is a monstrosity

[narcoswing 1,146]

1 minute ago, Ibo said:

May they rest in peace.

they didnt die lol

[OmgSum1Actually 3,041]

Messed up

[Brainiac 11,171]

2 minutes ago, Ibo said:

And some people still think that we don't need pride. Horrible, horrible news. May they rest in peace.

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, Baby Blue said:

they didn't die

 

I hope they get well

 

those scums tho

 

4 minutes ago, narcoswing said:

they didnt die lol

 

3 minutes ago, Brainiac said:

Yeah, I just saw! Hope they will recover fast.

[YCHofficial 5,293]

7 minutes ago, Ibo said:

And some people still think that we don't need pride. Horrible, horrible news. May they rest in peace.

Edit: THANK GOD they didn't die.

[SlayGagaloo 16,152]

1 hour ago, Ibo said:

And some people still think that we don't need pride. Horrible, horrible news. May they rest in peace.

Edit: THANK GOD they didn't die.

         

[untitled 2,758]

This is just so heartbreaking

How can anyone do something like this?

[LePetitGAGABLover 21,234]

OMG I ****ING CRINGED SO HARD WHEN I OPENED THE ARTICLE AND SAW THOSE PICTURES!!!

I feel so bad for him.

[Staryu 6,162]

 Just awful... I'm glad they're ok.

[Emvee 8,825]

19 minutes ago, Ibo said:

And some people still think that we don't need pride. Horrible, horrible news. May they rest in peace.

Edit: THANK GOD they didn't die.