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Santa brawl leaves two in hospital

by LotusFlower | December 22, 2008 at 08:55 am

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The night time towns of the UK are full of generally drunk but happy young men and women dressed as Santa either fully or partly out partying on the lead up to Christmas.

Drink however has its downside and as here in Norwich the sight of a binge drunk Santa or two brawling in the street is unfortunately not unfamiliar.

Police are hunting the gang of Father Christmases who were seen fighting in central Norwich early on Saturday.

The Santas clashed with another group of men, described as Asian or African, on a busy street in the city centre.

One man was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge with head injuries and another needed stitches after receiving cuts to his face in the skirmish.

The trouble continued with small pockets of disorder reported in the city.

A police spokesman said: "The incident involved two groups of males. One of the groups were all dressed as Father Christmas, the other group were described as being of dark-skinned African or Asian appearance."