A man who was assaulted by a group of men he identifies as students of the University of Exeter has been told by the justice system that no charges will be brought to those responsible.
Gary Walden has been told by the Crown Prosecution Service that there is not enough evidence to prosecute, following an assault he attained on a night out last November. Mr. Walden was attacked by a group of five men he identified as University of Exeter students, sustaining a fractured cheekbone and cuts and bruises across his face that required two days of hospital treatment.
A photo was published to Facebook on April 1 by Mr. Walden depicting his injuries in a plea to help identify those responsible, after he had been advised by Devon and Cornwall Police not to post the image on social networking sites. In a statement alongside the photograph Mr. Walden registered his disgust with the judgement from the Crown Prosecution Service, saying “the five lads walked free after doing this to me so they can do it again to someone else.”
Mr. Walden asserts he was knocked to the ground, being punched and kicked repeatedly after he tried to defend his girlfriend, as the group had urinated in front of her and knocked her to the ground.
The incident occurred outside Timepiece nightclub and the perpetrators of the assault are still to be charged.
Louis Doré, News Editor
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