Gang of immigrants kick man’s head and break his neck using iron bar and chain weapons

A GANG of immigrants have been jailed after attacking a man in the middle of a city centre, kicking his head repeatedly while holding a two-foot long iron bar and chain.

Armed with an iron bar and the chains the gang launched a barbaric attack on their victim, kicking him in the head and breaking his neck and leaving him with a bleed on his brain.

The gang of 20 from East Timor, in south east Asia, were caught on CCTV carrying out their attack in Lincoln city centre on May 15.

Lincoln Crown Court heard how the gang punched and kicked the victim until he lay unconscious before jumping on his head.

Eight of the gang members seen in the footage have been given a prison term for their role in the attack. 

James Hemingway, 46, received praise from the police after he gave the victim first aid and called an ambulance after the attack.

“If you see someone injured or in trouble you have a duty as a human being to help them,” he told Lincolnshire Live: “It is



good that the chap survived but I would hope that what I did was not extraordinary.”

The victim was left with life-threatening injuries after the crime but managed to survive, but he is still suffering from ongoing neck pain.

Five men pleaded guilty to affray with sentences ranging from six to 18 months. 

Three men were imprisoned for four years after pleading guilty to GBH charges. 

The weapons used in the attack included a pestle and mortar, a two-foot long iron bar and a chain. 

Detective Sergeant Adam Petty of Lincolnshire Police, said: “Fights of this nature are not common in our town centre and the barbaric actions of those involved could have quite easily resulted in the death of a man. 

“Luckily for the victim, people responded to administer first aid before paramedics arrived and placed him on a spinal board.

“These sentences should act as a serious deterrent to anyone wishing to resort to violence.”