SUFFOLK COUNTY, Mass. (MyFoxBoston.com) -- Two brothers have been indicted for allegedly beating and urinating on a man they believed to be an immigrant.
Scott and Steven Leader are facing charges of civil rights violations while causing bodily injury, assault and battery for purposes of intimidation causing bodily injury, two counts of assault and battery, and two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
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Prosecutors said that the pair kicked, punched and urinated on a 58-year-old homeless man sleeping near the JFK/UMass MBTA station. One of them allegedly struck the victim with a metal pole repeatedly. The brothers then "walked away laughing," according to witnesses.
The victim was treated at Boston Medical Center for a broken nose, serious bruising across his torso and other injuries.
Prosecutors said that Scott Leader made a series of incriminating statements at State Police barracks, including that he and his brother "tuned up" an "illegal immigrant," and that this behavior was acceptable because the victim was homeless and Hispanic.
The defendants' Superior Court arraignments have not yet been scheduled. Their next court date in Dorchester is Dec. 9.
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