Countywide : Trust Fund Created for Beating Victim
The family of the victim of what police described as a gay-bashing incident in Laguna Beach set up a trust fund Friday to help finance his hospital expenses.
Loc Minh Truong, 55, of Costa Mesa was beaten Jan. 9 by a group of young men who apparently thought he was gay, police said. Truong was in critical condition Friday at Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center in Mission Viejo.
Two men and a 16-year-old boy have been arrested in connection with the beating. One of them has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, inflicting great bodily injury and commission of a hate crime. Charges are pending against the other two.
The trust has been set up through Bank of America, and donations should be sent in care of Loc Minh Truong, P.O. Box 3065-127, Garden Grove, Calif. 92642-3065.
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