A thug smashed a glass into a man's face outside a pub in an attack being treated as a hate crime because of the victim's gender identity, police have said. He was taken to hospital with what police described as serious, but non-life-threatening, injuries to his face.
A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault and remained in custody for questioning on Monday morning. Police chiefs said the victim believes the assault in Tranmere, Merseyside, in the early hours of Monday was motivated by his gender identity.
In a statement, Merseyside Police said: "At around 1am on Sunday, May 1, we received a report that a man had been assaulted outside the Prenton Park pub on Borough Road. It was reported that the victim was struck to the face with a glass by an unknown man.
