Four people ‘brutally beaten’ by ‘violent’ bouncer at queer pub

A bouncer allegedly assaulted four people outside east London queer pub The Queen Adelaide in an attack that left one victim hospitalised.

Matthew Riley, a Hackney-based podcaster working in the LGBT+ housing and charity sector, claimed on Twitter that security staff at The Queen Adelaide set upon him and other pub-goers in the early hours Saturday (29 January).

His boyfriend, he said, was left swollen and bloodied with internal facial bleeding and a broken nose that requires surgery following the incident on Hackney Road that left them both deeply rattled.

The Metropolitan Police Service confirmed to PinkNews that the capital city’s force was called to the tavern at 1.05am.

An 18-year-old man was arrested at the scene, the spokesperson added, “on suspicion of assault”.