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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.

LINCOLNSHIRE POLICE The men are seen running down the street before they turn on the victim and begin to attack him

If you see someone injured or in trouble you have a duty as a human being to help them James Hemingway

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.

LINCOLNSHIRE POLICE This is the moment the attackers kick and punch the man while he is on the floor

LINCOLNSHIRE POLICE The man is left unconscious on the floor with life-threatening injuries