Sorry to hear that, even though I don't particularly like Mark but hope he and his friend who came to his aid are OK.
Originally Posted by Veri:
“Yes, and I wonder whether any of those who brought out their phones to take selfies took pictures of the attack -- something that might be rather helpful to the police.”
Yes that is a possibility if they were taking selfies perhaps someone got a pic of the attacker and hopefully the police will find something on the CCTV
Originally Posted by Fried Kickin:
“The bloke didn't want to press charges.
I wonder if there's more to this story than meets the eye?”
That is a huge mistake and solves nothing he should press charges especially if he has a fractured skull he could of died from concussion. The attacker being brought to justice just may save someone else's life. If police find evidence on CCTV and identify the attacker and charge him he will have no choice to give evidence anyway I should imagine.