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  Gay News From 365Gay.com
Detective Chief Inspector Nick Scola, the lead investigator in the case, said that Dobrowski's face was so battered badly that he was unrecognizable.
Dobrowski, 24, was found unconscious on Clapham Common, a popular gay cruising area, after men in the area heard screams for help.
Dobrowski is being called Britain's Matthew Shepard but a group set up to advise police on homophobic crime said that cases such as Dobrowski's murder are only a small indication of the number of crimes against gays and lesbians.
www.365gay.com /newscon05/10/102105ukMurder.htm   (425 words)

  
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Friends and family of murdered barman Jody Dobrowski have spoken of their grief at his murder, as police, campaigners and officials urge more witnesses to come forward.
Jody, 24, died on Saturday after being found unconscious on Clapham Common in south London.
We are focusing on Jody's movements in that hour and three quarters between 22.15 and midnight.
uk.gay.com /printit/headlines/9155   (552 words)

  
 towleroad: Two Held in Connection with London Murder
London police have detained two men for questioning in connection with the brutal killing of Jody Dobrowski last weekend on Clapham Common.
On Friday it was revealed that Dobrowski had been beaten so badly not even his family could recognize him, and the body had to be identified through fingerprints.
Dobrowski's family released a statement intimating that they knew he was gay, but he had not yet come out to them:
towleroad.typepad.com /towleroad/2005/10/two_held_in_con.html   (243 words)

  
 Bgay.com - it's so you.
Jody Dobrowski, 24, from south-east London, was kicked and punched to death on the edge of a well-known gay cruising area on Clapham Common.
Fists and feet, rather than a club or knife, were enough to inflict the injuries to the head, neck and chest from which Mr Dobrowski died in hospital at 10.30am on Saturday.
Jody Dobrowski was the 141st victim of a homophobic assault in the borough of Lambeth, which adjoins Clapham Common, in a year.
www.bgay.com /bnews/news51017_hate_crime_killer.htm   (215 words)

  
 Bill and Kent's Place on the Web   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Metropolitan police have announced that they believe that the men who murdered gay bar manager, Jody Dobrowski (pictured), 24, on Clapham Common verbally abused a woman fifteen minutes earlier in a nearby street.
Dobrowski was found unconscious in the early hours of Saturday but died later in hospital.
Jody was beaten to death by two 17 year olds and one 13 year old.
billandkent.com /blog/archives/002723.htm   (621 words)

  
 Newswatch - World Class News Stories - All day - Every day   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Seasoned murder squad detectives were said to be shocked by the level of violence used in the fatal attack on 24-year-old Jody Dobrowski.
Mr Dobrowski, who was 6 foot 4 tall and from south-east London, died from massive injuries to his head, neck and face, a post-mortem at St George's Hospital in Tooting, south London, revealed today.
He said it was too early to say whether the murder was linked to a recent spate of violent muggings on the common, including an incident where two men garotted a victim with a piece of wire.
www.newswatch.co.uk /headlines.asp?ref=CA1618692U   (810 words)

  
 London man killed in anti-gay attack -- Queer Lesbian Gay News -- Gay.com
Jody Dobrowski, 24, was found unconscious on Saturday morning, with serious injuries to the head and neck.
Senior officers are saying that, although they do not know whether Dobrowski was gay, they are treating the murder as homophobic.
Dobrowski later died in the hospital from his injuries.
www.intl-it.gay.com /news/article.html?2005/10/17/5   (476 words)

  
 Evening Standard (London): Police hunt serial gay attackers over Clapham Common murder   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Jody Dobrowski, 24, died in hospital from severe head, neck and face injuries after being chased and then attacked by two men who shouted antigay abuse at him.
Jody's father, who is estranged from his mother, was planning to travel to London.
Mr Dobrowski was last seen by friends near the common, a popular meeting place for men seeking gay sex, at about 10.15pm on Friday.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4153/is_20051017/ai_n15709773   (605 words)

  
 icSouthlondon - Battered to death   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The hate-filled thugs battered 6ft 4in Jody with their bare hands at an area on Clapham Common known for cruising.
Jody from east London - described as a true "gentleman" by devastated colleagues at the Rise Bar in Battersea - was pounced on at around midnight.
Meanwhile Jody, bloodied and bruised, was rushed to hospital where doctors were unable to save him from severe head, neck and facial injuries.
icsouthlondon.icnetwork.co.uk /0100news/0200southlondonheadlines/tm_objectid=16263808&method=full&siteid=50100&headline=battered-to-death-name_page.html   (580 words)

  
 Evening Standard (London): Plea to '12 witnesses'over gay murder on common   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Jody Dobrowski, 24, died from severe head, neck and facial injuries in a ferocious assault at the weekend.
Police are trying to piece together Mr Dobrowski's movements between 10.15pm and midnight on Friday when he was attacked on The Avenue side of the common, near artificial football pitches.
Today, Mr Dobrowski's grandmother said the family was struggling to accept he had been murdered.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4153/is_20051017/ai_n15709830   (491 words)

  
 : : : OUTinLondon - The Gay Resource Guide for London : : :
Jody Dobrowski was found unconscious by passers by just after midnight on Friday.
We are not interested in what the were doing, we need their help to catch Jody's killers.
Police are also investigating possible links between Jody's murder and a series of attacks on the common in recent weeks.
www.outinlondon.com /news/129.htm   (370 words)

  
 Mirror.co.uk - News - WAS BARMAN KILLED BY SERIAL GAY BASHERS?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The attackers are believed to have pummelled 6ft 4in Jody to death with their bare hands at a wooded area frequented by gays.
Jody died in woodland on Clapham Common, South London, early on Saturday.
Jody's bloodied body was discovered and police helicopters were sent up to hunt for the killers.
www.mirror.co.uk /news/tm_objectid=16257359&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=was-barman-killed-by-serial-gay-bashers---name_page.html   (627 words)

  
 Independent, The (London): Murder in park was latest in spate of anti-gay attacks
When Jody Dobrowski came to London from rural Gloucestershire in 2001, he did so to escape years of stifling intolerance and abuse which he had experienced because of the homosexuality he dared not reveal, even to his parents.
As he made his way home from visiting a friend, Mr Dobrowski was kicked and punched to death on the edge of a well-known gay cruising area on Clapham Common.
Mr Dobrowski had left his friend's home at 10.30pm on Friday and was assaulted shortly before midnight, leaving 90 minutes for which his movements are unaccounted.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20051018/ai_n15709418   (754 words)

  
 Three arrested over homophobic murder
Police investigating the murder of Jody Dobrowski have announced that three men have been arrested in connection with the case.
Mr Dobrowski, a 24-year-old bar manager from southeast London, was beaten to death on Clapham Common in the early hours of Saturday morning.
A post-mortem examination revealed that Mr Dobrowski died from severe head, neck and facial injuries sustained in what is believed to be a homophobic attack.
www.4ni.co.uk /nationalnews.asp?id=45137   (328 words)

  
 This Is Local London
Jody Dobrowski's family walk on Clapham Common to the scene of the crime, to lay flowers in memory of their lost loved one.
The gay community said it was horrified by the murder of Jody Dobrowski, 24, who died from severe head, neck and facial injuries on Saturday.
Mr Dobrowski was found unconscious at about midnight on Friday and was taken to St George's Hospital in Tooting, where he died the next day.
www.thisislocallondon.co.uk /display.var.642957.0.0.php   (535 words)

  
 Telegraph | News | Gay motive likely for murder
Jody Dobrowski, 24, from south-east London, died from severe head, neck and facial injuries in the attack on Clapham Common, south-west London, early on Saturday morning.
His injuries were believed to have been caused by a severe physical beating, though it is not thought that a weapon was used.
Det Chief Insp Nick Scola, of the Metropolitan Police, said Mr Dobrowski, who is believed to be a British citizen, was with friends near the Common on Friday night.
news.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/17/ndobr17.xml   (174 words)

  
 Evening Standard (London): Murdered Jody was enjoying happiest time of his life, say friends   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
FRIENDS of Jody Dobrowski, the barman killed in a horrific homophobic attack on Clapham Common, said the months leading up to his death had been the happiest of his life.
It was while he was studying biology at Cardiff University that Mr Dobrowski discovered his love of bar work and decided to quit his degree.
This week, Mr Dobrowski's mother Sheri, his brother Jake and stepfather Mike Haddock travelled from their home in Gloucestershire to meet his friends at the Clapham bar where he worked until last month.
www.looksmartmiddleeast.com /p/articles/mi_qn4153/is_20051020/ai_n15705795   (794 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | England | London | Murder victim was unrecognisable   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Mr Dobrowski, who managed the bar at the Camden branch of Jongleurs, was attacked as he walked home from a friend's house.
The statement also said claims Mr Dobrowski left his home town in Gloucestershire to avoid intolerance were untrue, but added same-sex relationships were more "difficult" there.
Detectives are examining whether there is a link between Mr Dobrowski's murder and a series of homophobic attacks in the area.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/london/4364202.stm   (336 words)

  
 GMax - News: Two arrested in London gay murder case   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
LONDON — Two men, aged 33 and 25, were arrested in connection with the suspected anti-gay murder of Jody Dobrowski and police have announced that they are contiuing to hold the pair for further questioning.
Mr Dobrowski was found unconscious in the early hours of Saturday but died later in hospital.
They also wish to establish Mr Dobrowski's movements between 10:15pm when he left a friends house and just after midnight when he was found by a police officer.
www.gmax.co.za /look05/10/24-UKhatecrime.html   (258 words)

  
 Telegraph | News | Two questioned over murder of gay man
Detectives are questioning two men today in connection with the murder of gay bar manager Jody Dobrowski.
Mr Dobrowski, 24, was killed on Clapham Common late last Friday night.
Det Chief Insp Nick Scola, the senior investigating officer, said: "This was a brutal attack which left Jody's face so badly injured that he could not be identified visually, even by those who knew and loved him the most.
news.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/22/ugay.xml   (149 words)

  
 London: Men charged in gay man's killing -- Queer Lesbian Gay Families -- Gay.com
Meanwhile, memorials from Jody's family, friends and work colleagues are continuing to pour in.
Police have now said that the attack on Dobrowski was so ferocious that his face was unrecognizable.
They are also keen to speak to anyone who saw Jody before the attack or saw anyone matching the suspect descriptions in the Battersea Rise area earlier in the evening.
www.gay.com /news/article.html?navpath=/channels/families&date=2005/10/24/2   (375 words)

  
 Jody Dobrowski: The rise in hate crimes | Issue Letters | Advocate.com
Jody Dobrowski: The rise in hate crimes
I am deeply saddened at the murder of Jody Dobrowski.
I agree that the fascist National Front's anti gay rhetoric is fueling the flames of hatred.
www.advocate.com /letters_detail_ektid21827.asp   (79 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | UK Latest | Two arrested over gay man's killing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Mr Dobrowski, 24, was killed on Clapham Common late last Friday night and was beaten so badly that he was unrecognisable.
Mr Dobrowski's family revealed that he was loved, but struggling to "come out".
In a joint statement, his distraught mother Sheri, her partner Mike Haddock and Mr Dobrowski's brother Jake, said: "Jody knew he was loved and accepted.
www.guardian.co.uk /uklatest/story/0,1271,-5361891,00.html   (204 words)

  
 icNewcastle - Two quizzed over gay man's murder   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Detectives are continuing to question two men in connection with the murder of gay bar manager Jody Dobrowski.
Mr Dobrowski, 24, was killed on Clapham Common a week ago on Friday night and was beaten so badly that he was unrecognisable.
Mr Dobrowski's family said he was loved, but struggling to "come out".
icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk /thejournal/ukandworld/tm_objectid=16280525&method=full&siteid=50081&headline=two-quizzed-over-gay-man-s-murder-name_page.html   (506 words)

  
 SGN Page 9
Jody Dobrowski was attacked after midnight by two men who shouted antiGay slurs as they bashed him, police said.
Police officers later found Dobrowski alive, but he died the next day at St. George's Hospital.
"Jody Dobrowski died from severe head, neck and facial injuries," Detective Chief Inspector Nick Scola told The Times.
www.sgn.org /sgnnews44/page9.cfm   (920 words)

  
 Murdered barman had to be identified by fingerprints Murdered barman had to be identified by fingerprints - UK News ...
Jody Dobrowski, 24, suffered head, neck and facial injuries after being battered by two men in a wooded area of Clapham Common, south London, a week ago.
Detective Chief Inspector Nick Scola, leading the investigation, said: "This was a brutal attack which left Jody's face so badly injured that he could not be identified visually, even by those who knew and loved him the most.
I would ask people to cast their minds back to what they were doing last Friday night and what they saw.
www.lse.co.uk /ShowStory.asp?story=IG2118860A&news_headline=murdered_barman_had_to_be_identified_by   (776 words)

  
 The Scotsman - UK - Homophobic killers hunted after man beaten to death   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
A BARMAN was savagely beaten to death in a homophobic attack, police revealed yesterday.
Jody Dobrowski, 24, from south-east London, died from head, neck and facial injuries in the attack on Clapham Common, south London, a post mortem examination showed.
His injuries were believed to have been caused by a severe beating.
thescotsman.scotsman.com /uk.cfm?id=2099072005   (276 words)

  
 Express Gay News Online
Jody Dobrowski, 24, was killed on Clapham Common shortly after midnight on Saturday.
A post mortem determined that Dobrowski died from severe head, neck and facial injuries.
Clapham Common is known as a meeting place for gay men; activists have appealed for information to prevent further attacks.
www.expressgaynews.com /print.cfm?content_id=2069   (751 words)

  
 UK Gay News - Two Charged With Murder of Gay Barman Jody Dobrowski
The 24 years-old gay barman who moved to London from near Gloucester four years ago was beaten to death last weekend on Clapham Common in south London.
Both are due to appear at South Western Magistrates Court in Clapham on Monday.
Jody Dobrowski was found unconscious on Clapham Common in the early hours of last Saturday morning.
www.ukgaynews.org.uk /Archive/2005oct/2201.htm   (567 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | England | London | Murder victim was unrecognisable
Jody Dobrowski, 24, was identified by his fingerprints after the attack in south-west London on Friday night, which police believe was homophobic.
Two white men, aged in their 20s, are being hunted by police.
In a statement his family said: "Jody knew he was loved and accepted.
news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4364202.stm   (336 words)

  
 Mirror.co.uk - News - A DOZEN PEOPLE SAW GAY BASHING MURDER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Officers appealed for onlookers to come forward as Jody Dobrowski's family lay flowers at the murder scene.
The thugs were heard to shout homophobic abuse as they murdered 6ft 4in Jody, 24, with their bare hands in woodland on Clapham Common, South London, early on Saturday.
The family hugged before Jody's brother, Jake, spoke in a statement of the horror "inflicted on his family and hundreds of friends".
www.mirror.co.uk /news/tm_objectid=16261566&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=a-dozen-people-saw-gay-bashing-murder--name_page.html   (226 words)

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