Brain damaged in slap attack

[Achieve]

THIS is the shocking moment a 13-year-old was viciously beaten and suffered BRAIN DAMAGE in a so called 'happy-slapping' attack, filmed on a mobile phone.
Teenager Jack Blanchard is seen being kicked in the head and stamped on during the sickening assault last July.

Today, the evil thugs who put him in intensive care were locked up by a judge who lifted reporting restrictions so two out of three could be named.



Jordan Akehurst, 14, from Gillingham, Kent, was sentenced to four years in a Young Offenders Institute, after he admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent.


Brain damaged ... Jack
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Dylan Richards, 15, also from Gillingham, was ordered to serve 18 months in a Young Offenders Institute and given a training order after he admitted grievous bodily harm.

Devastating

The third boy, a 15-year-old who cannot be named, was sentenced to a two year supervision order, a reparation order of 24 hours and a curfew order for three months between 7pm and 6am.

The attack was carried out in front of other youngsters on a green near a Gillingham school.

Jack ended up in intensive care on a ventilator and has since undergone a change in his personality.

The lad, who also suffered a fractured eye socket, has had to learn to speak, wash and dress himself again.

Jack's family and the police have allowed footage of the attack to be made public to show how horrific the assault was.

Assistant District Crown Prosecutor Lisa Brown said: “This assault was nothing less than cowardly, gratuitous violence.

"It had a devastating effect on Jack Blanchard and his family.

"Jack was kicked, punched and stamped upon with considerable force and was left with horrific injuries."

She added: "The sentences passed are a warning to others that tough measures will be taken against those that think they can inflict grievous harm and get away with it.”

Detective Inspector Geoff Payne of Kent Police said: “We are pleased with the sentences which reflect the severity of this crime.

“I was horrified at the mindless violence shown in this attack."

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2156770.ece

That's an absolute disgrace. (If you click the link, it has the video of the attack.)

[Malachy]

******* disgusting. It makes me feel a wave of emotions watching that video. Dirty little sods.

[Immenseman]

*** the ***** should be raped

[Jordy]

*** the ***** should be rapedA little inappropriate perhaps?

Disgusting crime, 4 years is hardly a worthy sentencing considering he'll most probably suffer for the rest of his life.

[Malachy]

A little inappropriate perhaps?

Disgusting crime, 4 years is hardly a worthy sentencing considering he'll most probably suffer for the rest of his life.
Just a tad.

[efq]

If he had killed the kid it would of been in my view, Take a life, then we take yours.

So, they should just feel that suffering all their lifes.

[jackass]

It's sickening, and watching the video actually made me angry.

Those people should be locked up for good, I don't care what you guys think, this is my opinion.

[Virgin Mary]

It's sickening, and watching the video actually made me angry.

Those people should be locked up for good, I don't care what you guys think, this is my opinion.
Most people probably agree. Unfortunately the government refuses to accept that most kids are badly brought up freaks that need a good beating and not some under-loved tragedies that deserve protection and minimum sentences.

[buttons]

omg that's so ******* wrong. did you see how the guy was just lying there like seriously stiff? you'd have thought the 'attacker' would've stopped there and then but no :/ just like kicking him asif he was a toy.
meh at least ONE person tried to get that ****** off him. poor guy tho, hope he gets better.

[Andys]

that video is ******* disgraceful.
sick *******s.

[Hitman]

They should be jailed for life, they've basically taken that boys life. Idiotic morons.

[5,5]

hows it a slap attack? he was getting kicked in the head..

[Favourtism]

That is disgusting. I serously beleive someone should do it to those kids who did it

[e5]

That's ******* horrible :O, I'd seriously jump in a smack that kid :@

[--ss--]

:/
These idiots need to be beat up with baseball bats and left to die, see how they like it. I'm all for Police brutality, will stop idiots like these roaming the streets.

[Jordy]

That's ******* horrible :O, I'd seriously jump in a smack that kid :@Rather you than me, I know right & wrong but I also know that 3V1 is unlikely and logic suggests I'd also be on the ground with him too.

[Achieve]

hows it a slap attack? he was getting kicked in the head..

That's the name of the article.

[Virgin Mary]

hows it a slap attack? he was getting kicked in the head..
It's any attack recorded on a phone really. There was one where they did it to this guy and he died.

[buttons]

Rather you than me, I know right & wrong but I also know that 3V1 is unlikely and logic suggests I'd also be on the ground with him too.
yeh but if you look some guy goes in gives the attacker a little kick then leaves it + so does the attacker :/

[--ss--]

Rather you than me, I know right & wrong but I also know that 3V1 is unlikely and logic suggests I'd also be on the ground with him too.
Well if it was some boney idiots i'd jump in and try take all 3 of them on, depends on their body types. You should always fightback even if there's more than one of them, if you take them all on there's still a posibility you'd be able to kick their asses.

[5,5]

If I was brain damaged id rather just die than be a vegetable alll my life

[efq]

If I was brain damaged id rather just die than be a vegetable alll my life
... is all I can say about that comment.

[Wayne]

That's sick and so ******* inappropriate. Bunch of *****.

[RyanDOT]

OMG.

Get that attacker in young offenders. Some disgusting ******* that attacker is.

[5,5]

... is all I can say about that comment.
... is all i can say about your comment.

[Fart]

lets see how hard they are in young offenders, they wont live it down in there.
evil *******s

[Casual]

much worse people in young offenders i guess, they'll try to act all big but then they will just fail n get beaten up themselves now that would be a funny sight to get them what they did back to them! not as bad but still an eye for an eye!

good riddens to! its all you ever see on the news bad things happening its never really anything good anymore :S

[Kevin]

discrasful, sure they feel like right ******* hard lads, what *****

[ToxicPaddy]

Gillingham, thats near me!

And people like this should get life. Regardless of how young they are, they know the difference between right and wrong.

[Soy]

lol since when was stamping on some ones head called 'happy slapping;

[buttons]

happy slapping isn't slapping, it's beating/trying to beat someone up while others record it.

[Smits]

hes a ****** soft *REMOVED* since he gets others to help him and beats the kid when hes down, hardly a fair fight and he should be killed.

Edited by MattGarner (Forum Super Moderator): Please do not avoid the filter.

[J0SH]

Someone should have jumped in.

[N-Dubz]

Someone should have jumped in.

the world we live in today, that will never happen LMAO!

the video actually makes me sick.

[Kent]

this was in the newspaper i read on the bus this morning, aswell as /b/s bawwwxxxyyy hatrid was in there too haha

[--ss--]

this was in the newspaper i read on the bus this morning, aswell as /b/s bawwwxxxyyy hatrid was in there too haha
What news paper was this? :o

[Oleh]

Honestly, it will probably be like adulthood for them kids when they come out, with the beatings theyll get

[LoveToStack]

Why would you do that to someone? I can't express how much I want people like that to just die. I know it sounds harsh but that's what they deserve if they think that's acceptable.

[Hazza]

thats just so wrong, what a bunch of ******s.

[brandon]

Wouldn't have happened if I was around I am the hardest going.

Shocking behaviour.

[Brody]

Corr matee the beating on the floor wasnt needed. none of it was butt the kid was defenceless and the guy was just puntin him in the head **** that. The people watching him do it should all be ashamed and punished. i also find it funny how the kid doin it thinks it would make him hard pickin on a kid 2 years younger what a fagg

[CHA!NGANG]

Makes me disgusted to be honest. They should have got a lot more and got off easy imo.

[DjNina]

Wow....
That was like to far..
I Was nearly crying..he was all curled up
but then again
those people he beat him up should ******* die.
Baseball bats here we come :|

[leah]

thats terrible :(