A man was ferociously kicked to the head and body in an unprovoked assault.
Joe Nelson, 29, was kicked in the ribs from behind and then kicked repeatedly in the face and ribs after he returned home to Marlborough Road, Braintree, from work at around 4am on Saturday.
The bar worker was left bleeding and bruised with a possible cracked rib and fractured thumb.
For more, see this week's Braintree and Witham Times.
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