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# Two Senegalese migrants who attempted to save the life of a gay man beaten to death in Spain have been honoured for their heroic actions
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/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/
- Published: 2025-02-25T14:44:01.000Z
- Updated: 2025-02-27T11:28:58.000Z
- Description: 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
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: Spain

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.  
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> Inés Rey: “Ibrahima e Magatte, altruismo puro, contan co agradecemento eterno da Coruña, ficando xa na súa historia”.  
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> ▶️ Revive connosco o acto, dispoñible en vídeo:[https://t.co/rmwB8OP2jw](https://t.co/rmwB8OP2jw?ref=scenemag.co.uk) [pic.twitter.com/d0I6tLxnpv](https://t.co/d0I6tLxnpv?ref=scenemag.co.uk)  
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> — Concello da Coruña (@ConcelloCoruna) [February 24, 2025](https://twitter.com/ConcelloCoruna/status/1894133478704206315?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=scenemag.co.uk)

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.