Man beaten in street after being called anti-gay slurs says cops didn’t show up to help

A man was beaten and called homophobic slurs while walking with his roommate through their Sydney neighborhood last weekend, but despite police hearing the attack over the phone as it took place, cops failed to come to the man’s aid.

That’s the charge from Borna Kazerani, 38, who says the incident began when a black Hyundai drove past him and a man in the passenger seat “gave the finger” to Kazerani and his roommate.

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“I shrugged my shoulders at him and that’s when the car stopped,” Kazerani told the Star Observer.

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He said the man got out of the car and started walking towards them, shouting homophobic slurs. According to Kazerani, that’s when he “shoved me and started to punch me in the head and face, and kick me in the balls.”

Kazerani’s roommate captured the assault in pictures posted to Instagram.

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