Two Senegalese migrants who stepped in to save the life of a gay man beaten to death in Spain have been honoured for their heroic actions. Ibrahima Diack and Magatte N’Diaye, were given “adopted sons of the city” status in A Coruña on Monday, February 24 in a formal ceremony recognising their action
Two Senegalese migrants who stepped in to save the life of a gay man beaten to death in Spain have been honoured for their heroic actions.
Ibrahima Diack and Magatte N’Diaye, were given “adopted sons of the city” status in A Coruña on Monday, February 24 in a formal ceremony recognising their actions.
In July 2021, the two men stepped in to save 24-year-old nursing assistant Samuel Luiz Muñiz, who was beaten to death in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.
According to several witnesses, including the victim’s friends, the crime was motivated by homophobia, which led to country-wide demonstrations in his memory, and in defence of the LGBTQ+ community.
Writing on social media, the Council of Coruña, said: “Ibrahima and Magatte, pure altruism, counting on the eternal gratitude of Coruña, remaining in its history.”
O Concello recoñece a Ibrahima Diack e Magatte N’Diaye como Fillos Adoptivos da Coruña.
Inés Rey: “Ibrahima e Magatte, altruismo puro, contan co agradecemento eterno da Coruña, ficando xa na súa historia”.
▶️ Revive connosco o acto, dispoñible en vídeo:https://t.co/rmwB8OP2jw pic.twitter.com/d0I6tLxnpv
— Concello da Coruña (@ConcelloCoruna) February 24, 2025
In November 2024 four men were found guilty of Luiz’s murder. In January 2025 a court in A Coruña sentenced three of the convicted men – Diego Montaña, Alejandro Freire and Kaio Amaral – to terms of 24 years, 20 years, and 20 years and six months for their respective roles in the murder.
A fourth man, Alejandro Míguez, who did not hit Luiz, was given a 10-year sentence for being an accomplice to murder.
