A father of three was beaten to a bloody pulp

A father-of-three was beaten to a bloody pulp by a gang of as many as 15 thugs who stole his wedding ring and mobile phone. Joseph Frederic, 38, was punched to the ground before the gang repeatedly kicked him and stamped on his head. Mr Frederic, who was visiting from France, had attended a family friend’s birthday party near the Centaur Social Club in Langley Green, Crawley. The social club had not hosted the party, but at around 2am Mr Frederic went outside to look for his wife and was set upon by the gang in the club's car park. After the attack the gang fled and a local resident said the gang had a taxi waiting for them.