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Teenager's skull fractured in pier attack

5:08pm Tuesday 7th August 2007

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A teenager suffered a fractured skull and jaw after being assaulted outside a pier.

The 19-year-old from Shoreham was punched and kicked in the head and face following an argument between the teenager, who was with a group of friends, and two men.

He was attacked outside the Palace Pier in Brighton at around 2.45am on August 6.

He was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital where he is recovering from his injuries.

Anyone with any information in relation to this assault is asked to contact PC Naomi O'Keefe at Brighton CID on 0845 60 70 999. Alternatively you can contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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Dave, Hove says...
5:13pm Tue 7 Aug 07

Why bother catching them?? Refer to the front page of the Argus today to see how bad the courts are to the Chav Sc*m who committ this crime.....!! Its a joke.

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clive, says...
7:09pm Tue 7 Aug 07

I agree with dave.Even if the police caught the scum bags and they ended up in court they would probably be released with out charge.

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Bubbles de Vere, Kemp Town says...
7:31pm Tue 7 Aug 07

Wot no CCTV?

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katie, Brighton says...
7:59pm Tue 7 Aug 07

i think its wrong y do people have to be so sick and do things like that i think young people take things to far. i think its wrong and the people who did it to the poor lad should get everythink they deserve.

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ellie, Brighton says...
8:44pm Tue 7 Aug 07

its nice to know our town is so safe!

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Hoodie, Hanging out says...
8:46pm Tue 7 Aug 07

Life goes on......

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Angela, Brighton says...
9:39pm Tue 7 Aug 07

I am really really really looking forward to reading something like the following in the Argus before too long: 'TWO THUGS WHO DECIDED TO ATTACK A YOUNG MAN WHO WAS WALKING ALONG THE SEA FRONT, DIDNT REALISE HE WAS EX SAS. ONE THUG DIED INSTANTLY, THE OTHER WAS DEAD ON ARRIVAL AT HOSPITAL'.

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Paul, Brighton Seafront says...
9:39pm Tue 7 Aug 07

Instead of wasting the time of the magistrate, why not give the assailant some free counselling and a playstation right away.

I hope this young boy makes a full physical and mental recovery. Unfortunately, I suspect both of those will not be easy.

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James, Hove says...
9:59pm Tue 7 Aug 07

I hope our gutless magistrates (or Judges?) will finally realise that ANY violent assault is putting someones life at risk, and impose an appropriate penalty ie 10 years in prison. Its the only way - when a crowd of yobs find 2 of their mates have been banged up for ten, they will DEFINITELY think twice about doing it. And by the way: CARRYING A BLADE MEANS YOU ARE PREPARED TO MAIM OR KILL. THE PENALTY MERELY FOR CARRYING SHOULD BE 20 YEARS

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Dave, Brighton says...
11:37pm Tue 7 Aug 07

Nice to see so many people out there now see what a waste of time the courts,and police are.Iv been saying it for 20 years.Time for the good people to make there own justice.

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Matt, Brighton says...
11:53pm Tue 7 Aug 07

Dave wrote:
Nice to see so many people out there now see what a waste of time the courts,and police are.Iv been saying it for 20 years.Time for the good people to make there own justice.
Dave

Dont blame the police! They do there job as best they can. The courts let these people go free!

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Dave, Brighton says...
12:11am Wed 8 Aug 07

Yes Matt i understand your point,there job is not easy with all the scum out there.But they should speak up about the courts,more needs to be done to stop these sick people.

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Martin, Churchill Square says...
3:37am Wed 8 Aug 07

Police - don't exist.
Magistrates and the like should be forcibly retired at 50.
Solution- Vigilantes to smash the guts out of these morons and castrate the parents so they can't produce any more. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth - the only language they understand.

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barry, brighton says...
9:25am Wed 8 Aug 07

Hoodie wrote:
Life goes on......
What a casual reply, LIFE definately would NOT go on if it were left to brain transplant donors like you! Your type of vermin is a total blight on society, attitudes like yours are all too common unfortunately. Do us all a favour sonny, jump of the end of that pier and see how long your theory lasts!

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Brighton_Resident, Brighton says...
11:24am Wed 8 Aug 07

Correct me if im wrong here and sorry to go a little of tangent but thats actually now called the Brighton Pier is it not?? Just thought if anybody the argus should be correct and precise. But then judging from some of the so called "news" on here I doubt it matters anyway doesnt strike me a "quality newspaper"anymore like it used to be. Oh well..

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Ganghi's Flip Flop, India says...
1:12pm Wed 8 Aug 07

Martin

"An eye for an eye, and soon the whole world is blind."-Mahatma Gandhi


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Mark, Near shoreham says...
12:41am Fri 10 Aug 07

The poor guy they did this too is called Jon and is a friend of mine, hope they catch the thugs, its all on cctv apparently so someones bound to recognise them

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Luke, Shoreham says...
3:04pm Sun 26 Aug 07

Jon is a wicked bloke, a really nice person and im so angry this has happened. just glad hes ok now. these **** should be punished, which they probably wont.
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kelly, says...
4:18pm Sun 26 Aug 07

This poor guy jon who was attacked is a friend of mine and absolutley lovely and one of the nicest people you will meet and its disgusting that there are some such sick people in this world that go around doing this to poor inocent people. I hope there caught and get what they deserve.

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Kelly, says...
4:19pm Sun 26 Aug 07

This poor guy jon who was attacked is a friend of mine and absolutley lovely and one of the nicest people you will meet and its disgusting that there are some such sick people in this world that go around doing this to poor inocent people. I hope there caught and get what they deserve.

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Mike, says...
12:03pm Thu 30 Aug 07

The earlier comment about the name of the pier is wrong.....it is officially called Palace Pier the owners have only changed the signs for publicitiy reasons...

As for whats happened shocking to be honest and I went to school with jon and he's a top bloke...but then it always seems to be the nicest people these things happen too.
speedy recovery fella.

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michael, says...
11:58am Mon 3 Sep 07

WOW IF I CATCH THE PEOPLE WHO DID TO STRINGER THEY ARE **** DEAD

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Inf, Formally of Hove says...
4:39pm Mon 3 Sep 07

As the Ghandi quote above says, retaliating with violence is pointless and I concur that, however the mindless and senseless fools who did this to Jonny boy need more than their eyes being taken...

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Dylan, Oldham says...
4:40pm Mon 3 Sep 07

Jon is ghetto....

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Cam'ron, Harlem says...
4:51pm Mon 3 Sep 07

I hate to hear things like this, Jon is part of the dipset, so when a part of the family gets hurt we have get the computers puting.

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andrea marin, costa rica says...
12:33am Tue 4 Sep 07

That's too bad people is still comiting these kind of canibalism, cold things. Jhon is a very nice person sweet and educated and he did not deserved to be treated the way they did it.

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Mark, Scotland says...
12:12am Wed 5 Sep 07

Jon Stringer is a cool guy, the people that did this should be shot.

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