Thugs left man with half a head
 

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VICIOUS thugs who punched this man so hard he was left with HALF A HEAD have got off scot free.

Horrified Steve Gator had to have the front of his skull removed by stunned surgeons after his head was smashed against a pavement in the sickening attack.

And now the 26-year-old has been told that the teen attackers who disfigured him will escape justice after his case was dropped.


Steve, of Romford, Essex, was attacked after confronting one of the yobs who had been taunting him about his cousin.

Another of the violent louts hit him so hard that he was sent flying and struck his head on the path.

Steve plunged into a coma for two weeks as his shattered mum and distraught family kept a bedside vigil at Queen's Hospital, Romford.

His brain quickly began swelling and surgeons were forced to remove the front half of his skull just hours after he was admitted.


Grief-stricken mum Nina Gator was warned her son had just a terrifying 15 per cent chance of survival.

Two days later cops charged a pair of teenage boys with the savage attack which shocked the neighbourhood.

Steve, who has had to quit his job, was left seriously brain damaged and now suffers frequent seizures, has difficulty talking, and his memory is seriously impaired.

Mrs Gator, who is his main carer, last night blasted the shock move.

The 47-year-old said: "I can't believe it. Everyone is entitled to their day in court."

CPS lawyers claim they needed more proof before going ahead with the case.

But Mrs Gator stormed: "Our boy is walking around with half a head - what more evidence do they need?

"His sparkle is totally gone. He used to be so independent but he can't work any more and he can't drive."

She added: "He's got half a head and he's completely lost his confidence.

"There's absolutely nothing protecting his brain now it's just under his skin."

no kidding

I saw that story in the news a couple of days ago. A really, really sad story, and really disgusting that noone will be prosecuted. :(

They couldn't do some kind of reconstructive surgery to replace his skull??? A slight bump to his brain could cause even more damage

He's lucky to be alive...

terrible...seems like in canada..you can pretty much kill someone and be out in time for lunch

How did I know before I read this the story would originate in the UK :(

Wicked cool ...

or unlucky.... :(

I think this is where the UK law fails..... if I damage someone like this I will be out in say 5 years. I f I kill someone I will probably be out in 7-10 years... the point is, I will be out and back in the pub.

I thinkl this is why so many people will commit crime because the punishment is not harsh enough or they know the system to get away with it.

So what can this guy do to get justice if the law does not protect him or put those who hurt him behind bars? If the law cannot protect you then you can only seek justice for yourself and do the same to them....... what else can you do?

for fuck sake man, what is going on in the world!

to be fair they didnt leave him with half a head, the doctors did that part after. I would like to know a bit more detail. If there were no witnesses its pretty hard to have a case. This just sems like one of those street fights with a bad ending, like a bar fight where someone knocks there head on the pavement and dies.

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What's the big deal?

Half of GFY posters have half a brain anyways - who are they going to sue?

holy fuck.. damn.

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Yeuch thats a horrible thought....

Those guys need to be found and locked up.

That is sad

In all fairness it's more like he lost a quarter of his head, not half.

I got a program to fix that.

http://www.dannyrichards.com/head.jpg

jesus what a head!

Okay. I don't understand this.
They had to remove part of his skull. Maybe part of the brain, too?

Anyway...

If you remove part of the skull like that, you need to cover it up with a plate or something. Otherwise he could easily poke his brain by just scratching his head.
So why did they not implant something that matched the shape of a normal head?
Would have been not problem...

Poor guy... I hope those asses get what's coming to them.

im thinking its a money issue why it wasnt done at the time

If that was me, I would take a gun and shoot those fuckers myself.

Poor guy,that's too fucked up

he has brain damage he may not remember the guys

Unbelievable ! never saw anything like that.

No link yet we should believe it anyways.

That's pretty wild. I'm surprised he survived.

In America though, they would have prosecuted and convicted the first person of color he pointed his finger at regardless of innocence.

wow that is crazy

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damn thats crazy

Ok, they need to put a metal plate to protect what is left of his brain and make him look not so disfigured :(

I don't understand why they haven't covered it up. I know a few people that have had metal plates inserted into their face, skull etc. Maybe he has surgery planned in the future.

if they had to cut his skull away to relieve pressure from the swelling, they can't put a metal plate back their until the swelling has gone down. he's from the uk, so it would be a free operation and not a case of money. the article i read said he's going to be having the plate fitted soon.

They had to remove part of the skull because of swelling. Similar to what they did with John Graziano, the kid that was in the car Nick Hogan wrecked:

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With serious head trauma like that the brain swells, there's hemmoraging, etc, if you don't do something drastic, like the above, the person will die. Eventually when they are postitive the swelling has subsided, as they have done with Graziano, they will put something in place to protect the brain and restore a more normal appearance.

Shit sucks though, I'd rather die than live a vegetable. :(

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damn thats fucked up they released those pics :mad:

If someone did that to family member of mine and the justice system failed us you can be sure I'd kill every single one of the fucks responsible. I would wait a few years and take them out one by one. No joke, I believe I could kill in this situation and not fell any remorse.

I think there is a movie coming out about something like that starring what's-his-face from 300, Gerard Butler? Saw the preview the other night at Inglorius Basterds.

Terrible to see this.

Screwed up thing is if caught you would end up with more time than they would have gotten.

oh wow, thats fucked up :\