This is Bristol -- Bristol Big Brother star Josie Gibson's deaf brother Harry was apparently beaten up last night "for being deaf". Josie's little brother Harry was left profoundly deaf after being struck down by meningitis as a baby. In the early hours of this morning she tweeted: "Lost all faith in man kind tonight. I went to the toilet and my brother got beaten up for being deaf!!! What a disgusting world we live in!" She then posted a photo of her brother covered in blood and said: "Im going to hunt the bullies who did this!The nicest guy ever was beaten up because they thought he was deaf & dumb." The Bristol Post understands Josie was on a night out with friends and family celebrating her 29th birthday. A national newspaper has reported that they were out in Bristol. The Mirror reports that Harry was approached by at least two men asking him for directions. When he started to sign a reply, rather than speaking aloud, they apparently turned on him and beat him up. Josie, who grew up in Yate, supports Kingswood-based charity Meningitis UK after seeing what the illness did to her younger brother when he was just a baby. She once told the Bristol Post: "We nearly lost Harry – it was touch and go. I know how lucky he was but there are many families who tragically lose loved ones or face life-altering after-effects due to this terrible disease."Lost all faith in man kind tonight. I went to the toilet and my brother got beaten up for being deaf!!! What a disgusting world we live in!
— Josie Gibson (@Josiestweet) January 26, 2014
Im going to hunt the bullies who did this!The nicest guy ever was beaten up because they thought he was deaf & dumb pic.twitter.com/rJjI6MdyPX
— Josie Gibson (@Josiestweet) January 26, 2014 Reported by This is 3 hours ago.