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'SICK B******S'
A KEY worker filmed being kicked in the head and spat at by a laughing gang of yobs fears he may have been infected with coronavirus during the attack.
Karol Machnowski was kicked and punched as feral youths rifled through his pockets in Bridgwater, Somerset.
The fruit picker was walking home from work on Monday night when the group ambushed him and later posted footage of the attack on social media.
Karol, 37, was rushed to hospital after suffering a fractured cheek and severe bruising to his face and legs in the horrific attack.
He told The Sun Online he was lucky he wasn't killed in the attack and is worried the thugs may have infected him with coronavirus after repeatedly spitting on him.
He said: "After what happened I am lucky to be alive."
His father Andrzej Machnowski added: "He was attacked by sick b******s. They kicked and spat on my son and now they could have given him coronavirus.
"We want him to get a coronavirus test now and we think the police should have given him one already if he had people spitting on him.
"They could have killed our son. We are in shock but we are happy he still alive."
FOUR ARRESTED
Video shared on social media just hours after the attack shows Karol being repeatedly kicked in the heads as one of the thugs brags "this is easy".
Karol had his wallet and mobile phone stolen as the louts picked his pockets while he lay dazed on the ground.
Another boy was filmed joking “how is he alive?” as Karol lay stricken on the floor being kicked in the attack.
A heartless girl filming the attack added: “Don’t do anything else because I’ll turn my camera off a minute.”
Avon and Somerset Police confirmed four teenagers were arrested on suspicion of robbery in the early hours of yesterday morning. The suspects remain in custody.
A fifth person believed to be linked to the incident has also been identified by police.
DI Richard Horsfall said: “We’d like to thank the members of the public who brought this video to our attention and those that have come forward with information following our appeals.
“I would like to make people aware that we have had positive engagement from the wider families and witnesses to this incident and would encourage the community to allow us to investigate this incident without concerns in relation to repercussions.
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“We would please ask everybody to remove the video from social media and not to post information about any of the individuals potentially involved, so as to allow us to carry out a thorough investigation into what happened.
"We’d ask anyone who witnessed what happened to call us on 101 and give reference number 5220103361."
Train station worker Belly Mujinga, 47, died of coronavirus after a commuter saying he had coronavirus spat at her at Victoria Station in London.
