Just found out one of my wife’s friends son (and his G/f) were beaten up in Hassocks last week too - they were walking home from the station and three (I think) yobs set about them. Some of it was caught on CCTV and the police apparently know those involved so hopefully the scrotes will get some...
There’s been a lot of youth stuff in Burgess Hill......not a lot of it end in court sadly.
I was on a jury a while back in relation to something along the lines you describe (not in Burgess Hill). Whole case was useless - CPS and police never had a hope of a conviction.
Pretty much this. There have been a few similar incidents in Burgess Hill (although it seems to be usually ‘youth on youth’ stuff, beating up and mobile phone theft) but pretty rare in Hassocks I think. As others have said there are scumbags everywhere now........may have just jumped off the...