A man underwent brain surgery after being hit over the head with a metal gas cannister and chased through the streets. The victim, aged in his 20s, was attacked in the Newgate Lane area of Mansfield at around 9.30pm on Monday, July 18.
In the minutes that followed he was repeatedly punched and even hit over the head with a metal gas cannister as he was chased through the streets, Nottinghamshire Police said. He suffered significant head injures in the attack and later underwent life-saving brain surgery.
Several suspects were later identified on CCTV and arrested. They appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday, Nottinghamshire Police said.
