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Two teenagers have been accused of murder after allegedly launching a brutal assault on a gay man which was filmed on a mobile phone.

The pair of Moroccan refugees, aged 16 and 19, had travelled from their home country to Sweden.

Once there, they followed a gay man back to his home in Bergsjön after he offered them clothes and food upon hearing they were in need.

However after arriving at the apartment the two refugees allegedly beat him to death, police claim.

The attack, which is alleged to have happened in June, then took a brutal turn as the gay man had a dead snake wrapped around his neck. He was then dressed in women's clothes by the pair.

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In their home of Morocco, gay sex is a crime.

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Police have charged the 16-year-old with hate crime murder, while the second man, 19, has been charged with aiding and abetting a criminal.

The 16-year-old says he was acting in self-defence after the man tried to have sex with him.

Footage examined by investigators on his phone shows the victim being hit on the floor.

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Anti-gay abuse can also be heard in the footage, police said.

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However in an interview with investigators the 16-year-old, who has not been named, claimed he couldn't have carried out the attack because he is afraid of snakes.

The two men are due to go on trial.