Boston police are investigating an alleged hate crime after a gay man was struck in the head with a baseball bat when he and his partner were attacked during a confrontation with a group of men earlier this month.
The violence unfolded around 7:45 p.m. on September 13 on River Street in the Mattapan neighborhood , according to a Boston Police Department incident report obtained by The Boston Globe. No arrests have been made and the investigation remains ongoing, a police spokesperson said.
