Crowbar attacks spark safety fears in Manchester’s gay village
by Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6B84V)
City's businesses and LGBTQ+ community appeal to police for more help after rise in hate crimes
Safety fears are rising in Manchester's gay village after a shop's windows were smashed with a crowbar for the third time in six weeks in what the owner has called a premeditated, targeted hate crime".
Businesses and LGBTQ+ people on Canal Street and the surrounding neighbourhood have spoken about experiencing an increase in abuse and crime, and have appealed for more police help.
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