Events. 'Cruising' and 'dogging': the secret codes of street sex with strangers that triumphs in Spain
A 32-year-old man was arrested on the night of January 24 after beating a 22-year-old man who was in an area of
Casa de Campo
where homosexuals gather to have relationships outdoors (
cruising
).
Witnesses say that while the attacker was beating the victim, he said aloud: "This fag no longer speaks."
The injured young Central American suffered a broken jaw, bruised ribs, blows to the face and a neck injury.
He was transferred by the Samur doctors to
the Clinical Hospital
.
The arrested man is currently accused of a crime of injuries, although he could also be charged with a crime of hatred in the course of the police investigations carried out by the agents of the National Police of the Latina police station.
The area where it occurred is located a few meters from the Casa de Campo metro, on Calle
San Manuel
and near the beginning of the road to the
Zoo
.
This enclave is a known
cruising
spot
, sex with strangers.
Two pedestrians who were near the place heard at 9:45 p.m. a boy asking for help after being attacked.
As they approached, they saw the young man with a face full of blood.
They could also hear two blond-haired men, who were next to him.
They both laughed and said to each other:
"This fagot no longer talks
.
"
Upon seeing the arrival of the two witnesses, the alleged assailants fled.
They notified the 091 of the
National Police and the Samur
to report the facts and request medical help for the victim, while the attackers left immediately.
Samur's
doctors
treated the victim and took him to the Clinical Hospital with wounds with a reserved prognosis.
The agents of the National Police took a statement from the two witnesses at the scene, who provided the physical description of the alleged assailants: two large boys with blond hair.
Witnesses
In a nearby area, the national police officers were able to locate two people who could be the perpetrators of the attack, since their appearance corresponded to that provided by the witnesses.
They were sitting on a bench inside the Casa de Campo park.
One of them still had blood on his knuckles and a swollen hand.
The other too, and on clothes.
The policemen asked one of the suspects the reason for the injuries and he replied that they were the result of a fall.
He added that he had not participated in any fights.
However, they did not believe his testimony and one of them was arrested for an alleged crime of injuries.
He has several police records for mistreatment.
Neighbors who live near Calle San Manuel say that the attack occurred in an area where young people come to do
cruising
after sunset.
They point out that individuals go inside the Casa de Campo to have sex and that the park's gardeners collect dozens of condoms many days away from the bushes.
Ernesto, a resident of the area, pointed out that those who practice cruising are very discreet and that there had never been any
homophobic
aggression
in that area.
In a bar in the area, a worker assured that with the confinement
cruising
almost disappeared
in the Casa de Campo and that this activity has been practiced again this winter.
“The truth is that they are very discreet, but we all know what they do and why they are there.
They also move through that area throughout the morning, skipping the curfew, "said this employee.
Several web pages indicate areas where
cruising
can be practiced in Madrid
and one of them is this enclave of Casa de Campo.
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