Brothers charged in gay man’s brutal beating

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(Gloucester, Massachusetts) Two brothers have been charged in a beating that left a gay Massachusetts man with a shattered jaw, broken eye socket, broken nose and broken cheek bone.

Justin Goodwin, 36, of Salem, underwent nine hours of surgery following the weekend attack. His jaw is wired shut and he lost vision in one eye as a result of bruising. His vision has returned but family members say more surgery will be scheduled when Goodwin’s condition is stabilized.

Goodwin was attacked by up to six people on Saturday in an alley next to a bar in Gloucester.

Two of the attackers were identified by witnesses.

William J. Chadwick, 21, was picked up by police and Jonathan Chadwick, 23, turned himself in after learning an arrest warrant had been issued.

Both have been charged with aggravated assault and battery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

Police say they are continuing to investigate and more charges may follow.

Goodwin’s family believe he was attacked because he is gay. They want hate crime charges added.

Police reports obtained by The Gloucester Times show that under police questioning, Jonathan Chadwick said he witnessed the beating but was not involved.

http://www.365gay.com/news/brothers-charged-in-gay-mans-brutal-beating/

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1. They better add a hate crime charge to that as well.

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2. I hope they do

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3. kick