Dublin homophobic attack victim slams fake fundraising account 

Evan Somers suffered a fractured eye socket, two fractures to his ankle, a dislocation of the ankle and other injuries when he was assaulted on Dame Street in Dublin in the early hours of Sunday morning. Picture: Evan Somers @ebintosh twitter

A fake Twitter account has been set up in the name of the Dublin man attacked in a homophobic assault in Dublin, in a bid to scam people out of money.

Evan Somers alerted his followers on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon about the account, which has his photo and his Twitter handle.