A guy in London, for instance, was assaulted and robbed after an ill-fated Grindr hookup. The 26 year old victim met the suspect online and decided to invite him over for fun. The suspect, a Caucasian guy in his mid twenties, arrived at the victim's place at around 5PM September 28. At one point he began texting someone then announced that he needed to leave.
As it turns out, a second suspect was waiting outside the door with a cattle prod. When the victim showed the first suspect to the door, he was surprised when the second guy used violence on him and threatened to electrocute him using the cattle prod if he didn't surrender his valuables.
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Detective Constable April Smart released this statement:
"The victim thankfully did not suffer serious physical injuries but has been left very shaken by this incident.
"I am keen to identify the two suspects as soon as possible and I am appealing to anyone who may know who they are to contact the police.
"Whilst we have not connected this incident to any other reported to us, I must consider that the suspects could have committed this type of offence previously and I would appeal to anyone who may have been a victim of this type of offence to contact the police, where they will be treated with the utmost sensitivity.
"I would like to take this opportunity to reassure the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community that we are doing everything we can to arrest these men and have followed and eliminated a number of potential leads and inquiries to date.
"I would urge everyone who uses the services of online dating apps and sites to take steps to help them to stay safe whilst meeting strangers."
It pays to be extra vigilant when dealing with strangers.
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