A "tragic misunderstanding" led to a man dressed as the sugar plum fairy attack a young man and his boyfriend as they walked home from a Halloween party in Surbiton.

A man has admitted a brutal attack on a young man in Surbiton town centre last year.

Two men will appear at Kingston Crown Court charged with assaulting a young man on Halloween.

A young man has spoken out after he was brutally assaulted in a homophobic attack on Halloween.

A 26-year-old man has been arrested by police investigating a homophobic assault in Surbiton on Halloween.

The man was arrested today on suspicion of common assault and inflicting grievous bodily harm. He remains at a west London police station, the Metropolitan Police said. The force said it was still looking for a second man.