A gang of thugs stamped on a man's head in an attack at a Tube station until he was left in a coma with life-changing brain injuries.
Four thugs were sentenced to a combined eight years in prison for the attack, which left the man in a coma for five days.
In a statement to Blackfriars Crown Court, he said of the assault and his injuries: “My old life is over.”
It happened at about 11.15am on November 5, 2017.
The group left a Bakerloo line train and bumped into two 40-year-old men on the platform.
This resulted in a verbal altercation between the parties, which led to Gessica Goti hitting one of the men, who pushed her back. Ali Ali then hit him with a large glass bottle.
The victim collapsed and fell to the floor, where the group began kicking and stamping on his head, resulting in the life-changing brain injuries.
The court heard the group then set on his friend, also 40 years old, and hit him repeatedly. He began to throw punches back in self-defence.
Ali and Mohamed Abdulle hit him repeatedly with the same glass bottle, causing him to collapse on the floor onto his friend.
Abdulle then hit him with the bottle once more, before the group fled the platform. He was left with facial injuries and a laceration to the back of the head.
Ali, 20, of Islington, was found guilty of one count of grievous bodily harm and one count of violent disorder. He was sentenced to four years.
Goti, 20, of Wembley, was found guilty of violent disorder and sentenced to 16 months.
Abdulle, 22, Bristol, and Fiona Abdillahi, 18, of West Brompton, both pleaded guilty to violent disorder and were sentenced three years and 10 months suspended respectively.
Det Cons Paul Burbridge, of British Transport Police, said: “This was an incredibly violent and unnecessary attack, and the victim is lucky to be alive.
“Regardless, the rest of his life will now be affected by the serious injuries he sustained at the hands of these aggressive young people.
“I am pleased that the jury saw fit to convict them, and of the assistance provided by the general public in identifying the perpetrators so they could be brought before the courts.
“I hope this serves as a clear reminder to people that we absolutely will not tolerate any form of violence on the rail network.”
