Trio deny assault during alleged incident in Norwich involving people dressed as brightly coloured fictional characters

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Three men have denied an attack involving people dressed as Oompa Loompas.

Matthew Wright, 20, of Potter Heigham, Norfolk, Matthew Watling, 19, of Happisburgh, Norfolk, and Louis Gelinas, 20, of Sutton, south-west London, deny assault causing actual bodily harm during an incident in Norwich on 27 December.

A 28-year-old man suffered cuts and bruises after the alleged attack in the Prince of Wales Road nightclub district.

They appeared at Norwich crown court on Monday and a trial date was set for September.

After the incident, police issued an appeal for information, saying that some of those involved were dressed as the fictional characters from Roald Dahl's novel Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.