Update: Video of savage attack here.



Update: Friends set up fund-raising event



A 22-year-old Bayonne man was beaten into unconsciousness by a pack of nine men and four women early Sunday and he remains in a coma at the Jersey City Medical Center, according to police reports.

Responding to Broadway near 14th Street at around 3 a.m. Sunday, police found the victim on the ground and unconscious, reports said.

A witness who was walking along Broadway with the victim told police a group of nine males and four females confronted the victim and began kicking him in the face, reports said.

Police officials did not say what, if any, words were exchanged or whether they have suspects.

The victim was transported to the Jersey City Medical Center Intensive Care Unit, having suffered severe head trauma, police said.

Robert DeFazio, 22, of Bayonne, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after he pushed his way through a crowd to try to assist the victim after cops arrived on the scene. DeFazio was released on a summons, reports said.

Investigators are asking for witnesses or others with information about the crime to call detectives at (201) 858-6925 or the confidential tip line at (877) 900-8477.

There will be a benefit show tomorrow, July 8, to help defray the hospital costs for the victims. Local bands will be playing at the Polish American Home, 29 West 22nd Street, Friday, at 3 p.m.