Police re-interview possible hate crime victim
Written By: Web Producer Paola Farer March 28, 2002 - 10:13 PM
Girl says she was attacked because she is a lesbian
DENVER - Denver police are taking a hard look at the story of a teenage girl who claims she was attacked because she's gay.
Seventeen-year-old April Mora says she was thrown to the ground and cut by three men as she was walking in an alley near her home Tuesday. She showed 9NEWS the scratches on her face and body.
Detectives spent Thursday morning re-interviewing Mora. She says police asked her if her wounds were self inflicted and suggested she take a polygraph test.
"They think I did this to myself...so I don't know what's going on with them," Mora told 9NEWS reporter Heidi Hemmat.
Police say they are concerned about an inconsistency in Mora’s story. They say she told police that three men attacked her while a fourth man drove the car and then told some media organizations that there were three attackers.
Mora’s family is angry about the way the case has been handled so far. They say that her attackers are still free and police need to focus on finding them.
Police say they are concerned about an inconsistency in Mora’s story. They say she told police that three men attacked her while a fourth man drove the car and then told some media organizations that there were three attackers.
Uh oh!! Day one of the "crime" and the jig is already up!!