Polish men targeted in 'brutal' late night Harlow attack
Four teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder over an attack on two Polish men in Essex.
A 40-year-old man from Harlow suffered head injuries and is in a critical condition at Addenbrooke's Hospital.
A 43-year-old man, also from Harlow, was taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital with suspected fractures to his hands and bruising to his stomach.
Police were called to The Stow in Harlow at about 23:35 BST on Saturday after reports of an assault.
Det Insp Al Pitcher said it was a brutal attack outside take-away shops in the town centre and the four 15-year-old boys arrested were from the local area.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-37212778
Update:
A Polish man was murdered in an alleged hate crime
A 40-year-old Polish man has died and his friend is recovering after they were set upon by a mob of up to 20 teenagers.
UPDATE: The victim has now been identified and another teenager has been arrested.
Police are treating the incident in Harlow, Essex, as a hate crime after the teenagers were spotted shouting abuse at the two men.
They then attacked, leaving both of them unconscious outside TGF Pizza and Mr Luigi’s at 11.35pm on Saturday
http://metro.co.uk/2016/08/30/polis...n-by-mob-of-20-teenagers-6098380/?ito=twitter
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-37218224
"Paying tribute to Arek, his brother Radek, said: ‘He really was a family person who spent a lot of time with my kids, he didn’t have any kids but had been close with my kids.
‘My kids have been with me in the hospital, crying all the time.’
Arek worked at a meat production plant in Harlow, Essex, along with his mother, after moving to the UK in 2012."
Four teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder over an attack on two Polish men in Essex.
A 40-year-old man from Harlow suffered head injuries and is in a critical condition at Addenbrooke's Hospital.
A 43-year-old man, also from Harlow, was taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital with suspected fractures to his hands and bruising to his stomach.
Police were called to The Stow in Harlow at about 23:35 BST on Saturday after reports of an assault.
Det Insp Al Pitcher said it was a brutal attack outside take-away shops in the town centre and the four 15-year-old boys arrested were from the local area.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-37212778
Update:
A Polish man was murdered in an alleged hate crime
A 40-year-old Polish man has died and his friend is recovering after they were set upon by a mob of up to 20 teenagers.
UPDATE: The victim has now been identified and another teenager has been arrested.
Police are treating the incident in Harlow, Essex, as a hate crime after the teenagers were spotted shouting abuse at the two men.
They then attacked, leaving both of them unconscious outside TGF Pizza and Mr Luigi’s at 11.35pm on Saturday
http://metro.co.uk/2016/08/30/polis...n-by-mob-of-20-teenagers-6098380/?ito=twitter
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-37218224
"Paying tribute to Arek, his brother Radek, said: ‘He really was a family person who spent a lot of time with my kids, he didn’t have any kids but had been close with my kids.
‘My kids have been with me in the hospital, crying all the time.’
Arek worked at a meat production plant in Harlow, Essex, along with his mother, after moving to the UK in 2012."
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