23 Apr, 2019 @ 11:50
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Popular drag queen attacked by group of homophobic ‘foreign’ men in gay-friendly Torremolinos

PERFORMER: Greco is a big name on the Torremolinos scene

A HUGELY popular drag queen has been attacked in the heart of gay-friendly Torremolinos.

Satin Greco, one of the most well-known drag performers on the Costa del Sol, was attacked by a group of ‘foreign men’ as he walked home from work at around 7am on Saturday.

The men reportedly shouted ‘fag’ at Greco before jumping him and trying to rob him in La Nogalera, a neighbourhood deemed a safe haven for the LGBTQ+ community.

INJURIES: Greco had several defensive wounds on her hands

Luckily the commotion was heard by nearby staff from the Eden Copas bar, who all rushed over to intervene.

Others immediately joined to back Greco up and managed to scare the assailants away.

The suspects have been identified as ‘foreign’ but Greco has not detailed their nationality. 

Greco was taken to the local health centre where he was treated for defensive wounds, including scratches and bruised fingers.

He did not work Saturday and Sunday as scheduled and has reported the homophobic incident to Torremolinos police.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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