A stag party was forced to cut their Benidorm trip short after they were allegedly battered by around 15 bouncers armed with metal poles in a street attack.
Groom Richard Robinson and several family members and friends jetted off to the popular tourist hotspot to celebrate before his wedding in June.
The 37-year-old was among seven men, whose ages ranged from 21 to 62, requiring hospital treatment after they suffered horrific injuries on the city’s Levante Beach Boulevard strip, reports the Mirror .
It is claimed that the group were repeatedly battered by a large group of bouncers after they defended themselves from a pickpocket.
Up to 15 bouncers allegedly started hitting the men with the makeshift weapons, which left them needing urgent hospital treatment.
Justin Scrutton, one of the friends on the stag, said: “They just annihilated a family, mainly of older men, on their stag party.
"Within seconds [after confronting the pickpocket], bouncers came out and held him away from us. Then, a few seconds later, more of them come.
"There were around 10-15 in the end, but most alarmingly they were armed with long bars. The bouncers out there are a law unto themselves."
Richard, of Dartford, Kent, snapped his ankle and was lucky to be able to walk down the aisle weeks later.
Disturbing photos show the pals in agony on the streets of Benidorm and later following treatment in hospital .
Justin, a self-employed chauffeur in Dartford, himself suffered an elbow fracture and severe bruising to his ribs.
Others smashed their knees, needed stitches for huge wounds, suffered concussion and broken bones.
"We didn’t stand a chance, it was like a wasps nest. We didn’t even want trouble," Justin continued.
"We just ventured out the hotel, for the strip but it was an extremely seedy sex scene. There were prostitutes everywhere.
"We went in two bars, then stayed in the third and then this happened.
"We weren't heavily drunk. It was horrific.”
The group had to cut the trip short and return home back in May.
But despite his nasty injuries, father-of-two Richard was able to marry teaching assistant Leanne in June.
