Wednesday, October 21, 2009

CCTV footage shocks street assault victim

"IT was an attack for no reason whatsoever – that was the confusing part."

These are the words of Matthew Campbell, the victim of a brutal assault at the hands of five women in Grimsby town centre.




As reported in yesterday's Grimsby Telegraph, he was set upon by five women who repeatedly kicked him in the head and stamped on his face, leaving him with cuts and bruises over his entire body.



Mr Campbell, 38, of Cleethorpes, saw the graphic CCTV footage of the unprovoked attack on him for the first time yesterday, as it was published on www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk.

He said: "My neighbour brought me a copy of the Grimsby Telegraph in the morning, so I went on to the website. It really is shocking footage."

However, today, as Grimsby yet again hit the national headlines for all the wrong reasons, Insp Tom Shaw, the alcohol and violence reduction champion for North East Lincolnshire, said behaviour like theirs is rare.

He said: "This is an isolated incident and we don't want behaviour like this in our town.

"I found it totally sickening to see the footage. This is an absolutely appalling incident, but it is unusual to see this kind of brutal violence in Grimsby or Cleethorpes.

"Clearly the message from the judge is that if anyone is caught behaving like this, they will go to prison."

You can view the shocking video footage for yourself above.

Link

http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/CCTV-footage-shock-street-assault-victim/article-1438353-detail/article.html

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