Home NEWS Horrifying picture shows lesbian couple covered in blood after attack

Horrifying picture shows lesbian couple covered in blood after attack

by admin2 admin2
10 views
Horrifying picture shows lesbian couple covered in blood after attack

‘Next thing I know I’m being punched’: Ryanair stewardess tells of terrifying moment gang of men made lewd insults before battering her and her girlfriend on a London bus – as police probe ‘homophobic attack’

  • Melania Geymonat, 28, was out with girlfriend in North West London on May 30
  • She claims gang of young men attacked them during early hours on the bus
  • Said group had asked them to kiss ‘so they could watch’ but she had refused
  • Miss Geymonat has now released an image of her injuries to raise awareness

By Sam Webb and Mark Duell and James Wood For Mailonline

Published: 21:11 EDT, 6 June 2019 | Updated: 05:49 EDT, 7 June 2019

A Ryanair flight attendant and her girlfriend were covered in blood after a gang of men allegedly attacked them on a London bus because they refused to kiss.

Melania Geymonat, 28, was riding the bus with her American girlfriend Chris after an evening out in West Hampstead, North West London, in the early hours of May 30.

But during the journey, she claimed a gang of young men behind them saw they were a couple and started to demand they kiss while making crude sexual gestures. 

She said: ‘The next thing I know is I’m being punched. I got dizzy at the sight of my blood and fell back. I don’t remember whether or not I lost consciousness.’

Scotland Yard today confirmed it was investigating the ‘homophobic attack’ which saw a phone and bag stolen during the assault on the N31 bus at 2.30am. 

Melania Geymonat, 28, has released this shock image of her and her girlfriend covered in blood, after she claims she was attacked by a group of young men on a bus in Camden

Miss Geymonat added: ‘They wanted us to kiss so they could watch us. I tried to defuse the situation as I’m not a confrontational person, telling them to please leave us alone as Chris wasn’t feeling well.’

The men, who were in their 20s or 30s, began throwing things on the bus – which was travelling towards Camden – and the couple told them to stop.

Miss Geymonat is a Ryanair flight attendant

‘The next thing I remember was Chris in the middle of them and they were beating her,’ added Ms Geymonat, who is originally from Uruguay but now lives in the Essex village of Takeley.

‘I didn’t think about it and went in. I was pulling her back and trying to defend her so they started beating me up. 

‘I don’t even know if I was knocked unconscious. I felt blood, I was bleeding all over my clothes and all over the floor.  We went downstairs and the police were there.’  

Miss Geymonat claims the pair had decided to sit at the front on the top deck because they both enjoy the novelty of a double decker bus. 

But the journey turned out to be far worse than expected. She is now waiting to find out if her nose was broken in the vile attack.

She said there were at least four of them and one spoke Spanish while the others had a British accent. The attackers also allegedly robbed the couple before fleeing the bus.

Miss Geymonat, who moved to the UK in February and is on a year’s sabbatical from her medical studies, said she had felt safe as a gay woman in London. 

Miss Geymonat is now waiting to find out if her nose was broken in the attack. She is pictured left before the incident, and right afterwards. She appears to have sustained a bruised eye

But after being stunned by the attack, she released the picture to raise awareness of violence against women and gay people.

Miss Geymonat added: ‘It’s not something isolated, it’s common. We were seen as entertainment, that’s what makes me so angry.’

The flight attendant shared about her experiences on Wednesday in a Facebook post which has now attracted more than 3,700 comments and 9,700 shares. 

She graduated last year as a doctor at the Universidad de la República in Montevideo and had worked at the Hospital de Clínicas Montevideo before moving to the UK.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: ‘Police are appealing for witnesses and information after two women were assaulted and robbed in a homophobic attack on a bus in Camden.

‘The incident happened at approximately 2.30am on May 30 after the two women, both aged in their 20s, boarded a N31 bus in West Hampstead.

‘As they sat on the top deck they were approached by a group of four males who began to make lewd and homophobic comments to them. 

‘The women were then attacked and punched several times before the males ran off the bus. A phone and bag were stolen during the assault. Both women were taken to hospital for treatment to facial injuries.’

Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has information that could assist the investigation is asked to contact police on 101 or tweet @MetCC and quote CAD737/30May. Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111

The full Facebook post by Melania Geymonat after the bus attack

English & Español, against CHAUVINIST, MISOGYNISTIC AND HOMOPHOBIC VIOLENCE

Last Wednesday, I had a date with Chris. We got on the Night Bus, heading for her place in Camden Town, climbed upstairs and took the front seats. We must have kissed or something because these guys came after us. I don’t remember if they were already there or if they got on after us. There were at least four of them. They started behaving like hooligans, demanding that we kissed so they could enjoy watching, calling us ‘lesbians’ and describing sexual positions. I don’t remember the whole episode, but the word ‘scissors’ stuck in my mind. It was only them and us there. In an attempt to calm things down, I started making jokes. I thought this might make them go away. Chris even pretended she was sick, but they kept on harassing us, throwing us coins and becoming more enthusiastic about it. The next thing I know is that Chris is in the middle of the bus fighting with them. On an impulse, I went over there only to find her face bleeding and three of them beating her up. The next thing I know is I’m being punched. I got dizzy at the sight of my blood and fell back. I don’t remember whether or not I lost consciousness. Suddenly the bus had stopped, the police were there and I was bleeding all over. Our stuff was stolen as well. I don’t know yet if my nose is broken, and I haven’t been able to go back to work, but what upsets me the most is that VIOLENCE HAS BECOME A COMMON THING, that sometimes it’s necessary to see a woman bleeding after having been punched to feel some kind of impact. I’m tired of being taken as a SEXUAL OBJECT, of finding out that these situations are usual, of gay friends who were beaten up JUST BECAUSE. We have to endure verbal harassment AND CHAUVINIST, MISOGYNISTIC AND HOMOPHOBIC VIOLENCE because when you stand up for yourself s*** like this happens. By the way, I am thankful to all the women and men in my life that understand that HAVING BALLS MEANS SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. I just hope that in June, Pride Month, stuff like this can be spoken out loudly so they STOP HAPPENING!

Advertisement

Read More

You may also like

Leave a Comment