A teenage girl was subjected to homophobic insults before being beaten up in a row over £10.
Ellie-Mae Mulholland was called a a "f***ing lesbian" and told "you and your girlfriend are going to get it ten times worse next time" it is alleged.
The 18-year-old had to be taken to hospital and was left with a bloodied nose, two black-eyes and two big lumps on her head after the unprovoked attack in Hull.
The incident happened around 4.30pm on Monday evening when Ellie-Mae bumped into a couple of people she knew, one of whom owed her ten pounds, and she asked her about it.
However they quickly became aggressive and taunted her over her sexuality, Ellie-Mae's sister Stevie-Leigh Ansell, told Hull Live.
“The lass said she never had it. Then they both beat her [Ellie-Mae] black and blue" she said.
“Because she is gay they called her a ‘f***ing lesbian, you and your girlfriend are going to get it ten times worse next time’.
“She thought they were her friends. All this happened while she was on the phone to her mum."
Stevie-Leigh, 22, has posted pictures of the bloody injuries her sister suffered on Facebook.
“Just by looking at her face they have had a really good go at her,” she said. “I think is absolutely ridiculous.
“I feel I cannot let this happen to my sister because she is gay. I just feel really helpless.
“It is not okay, regardless if she is gay or not, to do this to an 18-year-old. It is absolutely disgusting.
“This is something daft over a tenner and then all the gay stuff came out which I don’t see why it is such a problem.
“As soon as they have an argument it is straight to her being a lesbian. Because she smokes they won’t take her cigarettes off her because they say they will get lesbian germs."
Stevie-Leigh says the police have been informed of the attack and of the names of the alleged suspects.
She hoped anyone with more information about the alleged attack in the Walsall Garth area of the city will get in contact with Humberside Police.
