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Bedworth is a market town in the Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire. It was formerly a coal mining town.

LGBT history

In May 2015, 23-year old Shane Baynham was jailed for a savage homophobic attack in the town centre. The victim was not in fact gay.[1]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/05/04/man-behind-savage-homophobic-attack-jailed-for-over-four-years/ Joseph Patrick McCormick, "Man behind ‘savage’ homophobic attack jailed for over four years". Pink News, 4 May 2015.
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