Law enforcement in Spain have arrested three men in connection with the brutal murder of a gay man that happened on July 3.
A group of individuals beat 24-year-old nursing assistant Samuel Luiz Muñiz to death late that evening as he exited a nightclub in A Coruna. Witnesses say his assailants yelled homophobic slurs during the attack, Reuters reports. An ambulance later rushed Muñiz to A Coruna University hospital where he died of his injuries.
His name was Samuel Luiz Muñiz. He was 24 years old. And at 3am yesterday he was beaten to death for being gay. #justiciaparasamuel #justiceforsamuel pic.twitter.com/bYKMz3UjMv
— Jonathan Slavin (@slavin_jonathan) July 6, 2021
“The investigation remains open until the facts are fully clarified. Further arrests are not ruled out in the coming hours,” the Spanish national police service said in a statement. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called the murder a “savage and depraved act” in a press conference on Monday.
Nevertheless, the killing of Muñiz has sparked an international outcry, with protests erupting in Spain and beyond calling for greater protections and acceptance of LGBTQ people. Police in Madrid clashed with the demonstrators, beating them with batons and prompting a separate investigation into their conduct.
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On Saturday 24 year old Samuel Luiz Muniz, was murdered in the Spanish city La Coruna, after being attacked in the street at 3am by a mob of 13 men- it is alleged they brutally beat him whilst they shouted “Fucking F*ggot”?#JusticiaPorSamuel ????pic.twitter.com/J5u16GuWDa
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At the time of this writing, law enforcement has not made public the names of the three suspects in custody.
Statistics from Spain’s Ministry of the Interior released in the wake of Samuel Luiz Muñiz’s murder shows a sharp spike in anti-queer hate crimes in the nation. Between 2015 and 2019, the Ministry reports a 64.5% increase in violence and harassment against LGBTQ people. Data also shows that victims of the violence are overwhelmingly queer men, while the perpetrators of these crimes are also overwhelmingly male.
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Invader7
May Samuel RIP. Though Espana has made strides in its GLBTQ laws.attitudes/outlook, there is still a LOT of improvements needed. And this is proof. Of course, the INSECURE hetero mob who MURDERED him are craven , cowardly spineless low life CRIMINALS. They ALL need to be put in prison for LIFE with NO parole. Of course, they’re probably gonna whine & bitch they were offended by a lone gay man . And/or they had bad , abusive childhoods, blah blah blah.. Whatever. Throw the key away. And LOCK those sorry,worthless LOSERS up forever. They’re evil predators.
Vince
Yep. The whole story of him being angry about being videoed was just an excuse. They were all waiting for him. Yes. Life imprisonment.
Fahd
The beating is captured on video cameras – they showed a portion on the news on Spanish television. Also according to the Spanish television news, the area has an abundance of security cameras and so the police have a lot of footage of the assailants as they were running away from the scene — there should be more arrests.
The protests afterwards with police apparently inappropriately responding are also caught on video.
With all this video evidence, it will be important to see the outcomes as the murderers are prosecuted. Also, the outcome of the investigation into police conduct at the protests will be an important indicator.
Samuel is in my thoughts – may he RIP.
Catholicslutbox
lol at QEX
I’m surprised this happened in Spain, one of the first to recognize same sex marriages.
stu_d
Wow! You’re quite unkind aren’t you? It’s the 3rd slur of your I’ve read today. What is it that blocks your empathy of others?
Me2
Omg this is beyond disturbing! Spain has always felt like one of the safest and gay friendliest places on earth!! I hope they catch everyone involved and make examples out of them!!
Jer
I, too, was surprised at this happening in Spain. I’d expect it in Iran, Saudi Arabia, or some other middle-Eastern place. But Europe is supposed to be civilized.