CNN
By Lorenzo Ferrigno
August 21, 2015
Republican
presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Friday he "would never
condone violence" after Boston police said two men beat a homeless man
while making anti-immigrant
statements.
"Donald
Trump was right," the two men said, according to police, as they beat
the man with a metal pipe and then urinated on him. "All these illegals
need to be deported."
Trump tweeted on Friday that the incident was "terrible."
"We need energy and passion, but we must treat each other with respect," Trump said.
Trump
is dominating the Republican presidential race with his controversial
immigration proposals, which including building a wall along the
U.S.-Mexican border, revoking
citizenship of babies born in the U.S. to undocumented parents and
deporting undocumented immigrants.
During
a press conference earlier this week, Trump said that while he hadn't
heard about the Boston incident, it would "be a shame." But he didn't
stop there, as he quickly
went to applaud those who echo his views.
"I
will say, the people that are following me are very passionate," Trump
said. "They love this country, they want this country to be great
again."
The
two men, identified by police as Scott Leader, 38, and his brother,
Steve Leader, 30, are being held in jail without bond. Authorities say
they were on their way home
from a Red Sox game when they came upon the victim sleeping near a
train station, according to a police report.
Witnesses
told police that the two men beat the victim with a metal pole
repeatedly and walked away laughing, according to a press release from
the Suffolk County District
Attorney's office.
The
elder Leader brother, Scott, later told police they attacked him
because he was "homeless," "Hispanic," and an "illegal immigrant."
The
victim told police that he awoke to the men urinating on him. He was
brought to Boston Medical Center to be treated for a broken nose and
serious bruising across his
ribs, among other injuries, the press release said.
The
victim is not undocumented, according to a Social Security number for
the man listed in the police report but blacked out for privacy reasons.
Social Security numbers
are issued to U.S. citizens and authorized workers, according to the
Social Security Administration website.
The
Leader brothers, face a number of assault and battery charges as well
as gross lewdness, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's
office. They are expected
back in court on Sept. 3.
Calls to their lawyers were not immediately returned Thursday.
For more information, go to: www.beverlyhillsimmigrationlaw.com
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