Gay man left with horrific injuries after brutal homophobic attack outside London club

A man has been left with a catalogue of injuries after a brutal homophobic attack outside a London club. 

Gordon Maxwell was confronted by two men outside the Troxy Club on Commercial Road in Tower Hamlets, East London after leaving Sink The Pink at 3am on December 3. 

Maxwell was wearing a white dress with Doc Martens and a brown jacket when he left the LGBT club. 

The 42-year-old told The Metro: “I fully believe I was targeted that evening because of my sexuality.” 

The two attackers were reportedly lurking at metal barriers at the club’s exit and made a homophobic comment as Maxwell passed them. 

CCTV footage then showed one of the men running at Maxwell and punching him in the face. He now recquires reconstructive surgery after suffering a fractured cheekbone from the attack. 

“I cannot feel the right side of my face, including my right side of my nose,” Maxwell said. 

“The surgeons say I may have permanent nerve damage. My mouth and right eye does not open fully and I have lost my sense of smell through one nostril.

“I did not see the man that punched me – he ran at me from out of the blue, hit me and ran off. This incident has had a massive affect on all aspects of my life.” 

The attack has even left Maxwell terrified of leaving his own home. He said: “I am afraid to leave the house and to be at home alone. It has totally shattered my confidence.” 

While no arrests have been made, authorities are appealing for information about the attacker captured in CCTV footage. He’s been described as being of Asian or black appearance and aged between 19 and 28. 

According to police, he was reportedly wearing a blue puffer-style jacket with the hood up and a white emblem on his upper left arm along with dark tracksuit trousers with white lettering and dark trainers with thick white soles. 

The second suspect, who made the homophobic remark, was described as a white man of medium build who was wearing a blue coat with the hood up and a white peak coming out of the hood. 

Anyone with information has been asked to contact the investigation team on 020 7275 4601 or to call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.