Young man viciously assaulted and left to die

efb · 24-10-2011 12:30AM #1

I read this story and was shaken by it. It's disgusting.

A gay man who was killed and left at the side of the road with 'horrific' injuries could have been the victim of a homophobic attack, it has emerged.

It’s believed Stuart Walker, 28, was beaten and burned alive before he was tied to a lamppost and left there in the early hours of Saturday morning.

His charred remains were found by a member of the public at 5am on Saturday in Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Detectives today launched a murder inquiry following the grim discovery, with streets in a nearby industrial estate sealed off as part of the ongoing investigation.

Strathclyde Police confirmed the body had scorch marks and the victim had suffered horrific injuries.

A spokesperson for the force said relatives of Mr Walker, the former assistant manager at the Royal Hotel in, Cumnock, have been informed of his death.

Strathclyde Police would not rule out that Mr Walker had been murdered because of his sexuality and were now closely examining all aspects of the victim’s life.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2052522/Man-beaten-burned-alive-victim-homophobic-attack.html#ixzz1bey7oIZP

daddydick · 24-10-2011 12:33AM

It's bad alright. However I'm currently engulfed in THE FEAR which in my opinion makes this look like a great day out for the lads.

woodoo · 24-10-2011 12:34AM

He did die

Immaculate Pasta · 24-10-2011 12:34AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Heybq1s79Y

Giselle · 24-10-2011 12:35AM

NuckyT wrote: »

"I like my beer cold and my homosexuals flamin' "

Some poor guy lost his life, under horrible circumstances.

orourkeda · 24-10-2011 12:35AM

woodoo wrote: »

He did die

we gathered

woodoo · 24-10-2011 12:36AM

orourkeda wrote: »

we gathered

Left to die seems like he was just left to die but may have been rescued. He was murdered.

fran oconnor · 24-10-2011 12:37AM

Sad times when sh!te like this can still happen, RIP.

Saila · 24-10-2011 12:37AM

is there any point having a news forum anymore

manlad · 24-10-2011 12:38AM

We live in a horrible place sometimes, another example is that poor child in china. I just hope there is such thing as karma

jill_valentine · 24-10-2011 12:39AM

NuckyT wrote: »

"I like my beer cold and my homosexuals flamin' "

Just a quick reminder, this is a story about a man who was tortured to death less than 24 hours ago.

efb · 24-10-2011 12:39AM

woodoo wrote: »

orourkeda wrote: »

we gathered

Left to die seems like he was just left to die but may have been rescued. He was murdered.

I didn't saw he was murdered as I don't know that- he was badly beaten and set alight and died from the injuries. I doubt the people who committed this crime will be convicted of murder if they are ever caught.

pragmatic1 · 24-10-2011 12:39AM

What kind of human filth does things like this. Hope whoever done it has a miserable life.

WindSock · 24-10-2011 12:40AM

daddydick wrote: »

It's bad alright. However I'm currently engulfed in THE FEAR which in my opinion makes this look like a great day out for the lads.

Why does everyone type 'the fear' in caps. Gheyzone.

efb · 24-10-2011 12:42AM

daddydick wrote: »

It's bad alright. However I'm currently engulfed in THE FEAR which in my opinion makes this look like a great day out for the lads.

What? I don't understand a word of the above

woodoo · 24-10-2011 12:43AM

efb wrote: »

I didn't saw he was murdered as I don't know that- he was badly beaten and set alight and died from the injuries. I doubt the people who committed this crime will be convicted of murder if they are ever caught.

Murdered was in the headline.

WindSock · 24-10-2011 12:43AM

oops, didn't realise the content of the OP as it is not quoted. Gheyzone probably wrong choice of word for the topic.

daddydick · 24-10-2011 12:43AM

jill_valentine wrote: »

Just a quick reminder, this is a story about a man who was tortured to death less than 24 hours ago.

Too soon?? Nope, I checked on teletext and he's definitely dead!

daddydick · 24-10-2011 12:44AM

efb wrote: »

What? I don't understand a word of the above

You're obviously on the dole

fran oconnor · 24-10-2011 12:44AM

jill_valentine wrote: »

Just a quick reminder, this is a story about a man who was tortured to death less than 24 hours ago.

Ah,sure its only human life, sure that costs fu*k all these days.

efb · 24-10-2011 12:46AM

woodoo wrote: »

Murdered was in the headline.

It's the Daily Mail. I desensationalised the headline

mikemac · 24-10-2011 12:47AM

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2052522/Man-beaten-burned-alive-victim-homophobic-attack.html

It’s believed Stuart Walker, 28

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2011/10/23/police-launch-murder-hunt-after-barman-tied-to-lamppost-and-burned-alive-86908-23508806/

The victim was named locally as Stuart Walker, 29,

Can the media not even get basic details correct

What else have they gotten wrong for this story?

MagicSean · 24-10-2011 12:52AM

So just to be clear, there is absolutely nothing to suggest this was a homophobic attack other than the daily mail headline.

Seems legit

jill_valentine · 24-10-2011 12:53AM

MagicSean wrote: »

So just to be clear, there is absolutely nothing to suggest this was a homophobic attack other than the daily mail headline.

Seems legit

The Independent are under the same impression, and it's rare you'll find those two papers agreeing on anything.

GLaDOS · 24-10-2011 12:57AM

MagicSean wrote: »

So just to be clear, there is absolutely nothing to suggest this was a homophobic attack other than the daily mail headline.

Seems legit

The level of malice in the attack (burning someone alive ffs) suggest whoever did it had some sort of personal problem with him. Homophobia is a reasonable possibility.

daddydick · 24-10-2011 01:01AM

Its a bad state of affairs when you get killed for being a gay lord. Pretty shocking death.

kerry4sam · 24-10-2011 01:01AM

linky

"after being apparently tied to a lamp-post and set alight"

Their really are some sick b***ards living out there! :mad: :eek:

mikemac · 24-10-2011 01:05AM

Good old Daily Mail, title declared they know the reason and the first paragraph it's just a theory.

murdered 'for being gay'

may have been the victim of a gay hate attack

Scotland's version of ITV and the BBC didn't speculate on homophobia and the police would not comment on it

x in the city · 24-10-2011 01:57AM

manlad wrote: »

We live in a horrible place sometimes, another example is that poor child in china. I just hope there is such thing as karma

and that diver supreme suarez wont score a senior club goal again and end up selling the big issue in south america...

Aoifey! · 24-10-2011 01:57AM

That's horrible, there are some sick people out there.

RIP

Pompey Magnus · 24-10-2011 02:00AM

ScienceNerd wrote: »

The level of malice in the attack (burning someone alive ffs) suggest whoever did it had some sort of personal problem with him. Homophobia is a reasonable possibility.

A reasonable possibility if this was the Medieval period perhaps, I have to say I would be amazed if a group of people in modern Scotland could be so shocked at discovering a gay person living in their community that they would feel it neccessary to basically burn him at the stake.

I may be wrong but I would suspect there is more to the story than just homophobia.

Young man viciously assaulted and left to die

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