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MidgetMoose
25-09-06, 10:16 AM
Okie Dokie,
On saturday night me and my mates were minding our own bussiness and walking into town to the pub. Just as i was getting into town a car stopped and 4 lads jumped out and decided it would be fun to hit me over the back of the head with something a few times.
I didn't really see much got a look of one guy, the police however have managed to arrest someone for it and they found an asp and knuckle dusters in the car :shock: i had to goto hospital to get my head glued up (which took 2 hours).
Is it worth going through everything now or is it just a massive hassle? especially as i don't know if i can pick the guy out or not and he might come round my house anyway to help my wound along at somepoint :P?... on my birthday week off as well :)
Shellywoozle
25-09-06, 10:25 AM
If you did not really see the guy then the Police have got big ID issues. Do you know him? If not they won't be coming to your house so you be OK there.
If the guy that has been arrested has admitted it then no worries I would go ahead with it, if he admits it you won't even need to attend court :lol: Just think of the compensation you may get !!
Are you going to an ID parade? Ask the Police how they know it was him that assaulted you.
If you can't be arsed to go along with it then they will get nailed for having offensive weapons anyway, so they won't get off scot free.
Nore importantly - hope you are OK
fizzwheel
25-09-06, 10:28 AM
F*cking hell....
Hope your OK, depends if you feel you can ID him or not, if you didnt get a good look at him then its going to be hard to ID him.
Any idea why it happened thats disgusting, if it was me I would be wanting the book thrown at him and his mates.
timwilky
25-09-06, 10:31 AM
Hopefully there will be some of that magic DNA stuff to tie the weapons to you and them to the weapons. and your inability to identify your attacker should not be an issue.
Now for the other stuff. Be a man, you have been attacked and injured. fortunately you appear not to have suffered too badly. However, what happens to the next victim of these yobs.
It is between you and you conscience. I know what I would do.
MidgetMoose
25-09-06, 10:38 AM
No idea they just jumped out of a car and did it might of been bored :P. Im going to the I.D parade as soon as the police let me know when its happening just had someone take pics of where they hit me.
I only saw him when i turned around after so i have a fairly good idea just depends on how the parade goes..im fine just a bit sore in places.
I didn't really see much got a look of one guy, the police however have managed to arrest someone for it and they found an asp and knuckle dusters in the car :shock:
Wow - I think it's an offence to keep venomous snakes in the UK without a licence! :wink:
husky03
25-09-06, 10:48 AM
Hi Midget-glad your ok and not hurt to badly-I've got to agree with tim-you got to push this as far as possible-what happens to the next innocent person who gets assaulted buy these tossers-you "only"(still major) got a whack round the head but next time someone might get killed-could be one of your mates or family!-I deal with scum like this everyday and the attitude of them is scary-they don't give a feck -they need to be punished as much as possible but its only gonna happen if people stand up and look them in the eye in court and say there the person who assaulted me-I know its hard, I do it as part of my job,but when you see what these people do you know deep down that its the right thing to do.
Don't fall for the offensive weapon charge-it will end up being a fine for them and they'll pay it a pound a week for two years.
DNA should see you ok.
Hope you mend well-don't let the Bast*&ds win
husky
so glad your not too badly damaged - gotta agree with Tim get the book thrown at them their next victim might not be as "lucky" as you were
Shellywoozle
25-09-06, 11:06 AM
Bugger, if you are going to a parade then they didn't admit it.
Did the rossers take your clothes, as timwilky said the DNA thing is the other thing.
All you can do is go and see if you recognise the little s**t. If you can't then you can't do any more.
Go though with it. If you can pick them out of the ID parade (all done on video these days dont need to look at real folk anymore) then great likewise and off weap charge is a small consolation if you cant.
Ch00
If you did not really see the guy then the Police have got big ID issues.
Im not so sure about that. Reading this: me and my mates were minding our own bussiness and walking into town to the pub makes me think that if MidgetMoose cant id them Im sure his mates can. The problem will be if none of his mates with him can agree or identify them THEN they have problems.
Glad its not worse and yes you should go through with it. As someone said, what if they kill the next person? :?
valleyboy
25-09-06, 07:50 PM
Im pretty sure that you will get some form of compensation anyway...
I have a friend who was in a simular situation, except he was in hospital for a good few weeks, and took 6 months to learn how to walk properly again..
he never saw his attacker, the bouncers for the pub pleaded plain dumb... and the video tapes for the CCTV of the pub 'went missing' that night....
Police CCTV vision of the scene was covered by a tree in the area... no one was ever arrested, or questioned about it, as the bouncers KNEW who did it, but police couldnt do anything about it...
he got a large payout.. but, he was lucky to be able to walk again.
UlsterSV
25-09-06, 08:36 PM
Bloody hell :shock: You lot need some sort of paramilitary! Restore a bit of law and order!
Shellywoozle
26-09-06, 03:38 PM
You won't get compensation if the bas**rds get a sentance, but gotta get them infront of the judges first.
Why ain't life simple :roll:
MidgetMoose
26-09-06, 05:18 PM
heh, in court for ABH on thursday apparently. police have told the other two witnesses there not needed. I however haven't heard anything since they took pics. I'll be ringing them later to see whats going on.
No ID parade though so i assume they will have admitted it....
As for paramilitaries... there were bouncers across the road but they failed to move, maybe if they had guns they might have bothered :P although thats a scary thought.
will post how its goes on thur.
You won't get compensation if the bas**rds get a sentance
I think if the people ARE convicted then he will get compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board*
*if he applies and if he waits six million years for it... not sure if he gets it if no-ones convicted though but I was actually told by the case worker in my case I would be contacted at some point by them following the conviction of the driver that assaulted me.
Shellywoozle
26-09-06, 07:34 PM
heh, in court for ABH on thursday apparently. police have told the other two witnesses there not needed. I however haven't heard anything since they took pics. I'll be ringing them later to see whats going on.
No ID parade though so i assume they will have admitted it....
As for paramilitaries... there were bouncers across the road but they failed to move, maybe if they had guns they might have bothered :P although thats a scary thought.
will post how its goes on thur.
I assume that he is in court to plea only, initial hearing? Witnesses are not required for a plea, if he pleads guilty then you won't have to give evidence, if he goes not guilty that's when the witnesses are required.
Let's hope he saves the tax payers money and goes guilty, be nice to see justice done.
How are you feeling after the assault?
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