Man attacked at Rochford pub (From Echo)

And does it matter he was Polish?

Does to me cos I need a plumber

CHEAP, SLANDERISH, JOURNALISM.
There is no evidence to support any of the claims made in this article what so ever! You have merely heard rumours from corrupt local police officers, and made up a story based upon them, with a little help from a thesaurus. The fact that the man is Polish is completely irrelevant, why are you inferring that it could have been considered as a possible hate crime? Only to victimise the character in your fictional story. You have also failed to mention that the man was asked to leave the Rose and Crown as he was inapropriately drunk and was causing trouble. He was in no way 'attacked' by 'thugs' at all. As for the 'victim' being too 'traumatised' to leave his house after dark, you should also know that he was also chucked out of another local pub 'The Kings Head' only last week. Of course you wouldn't know this as it seems you have failed to investigate anything. As a local newspaper you are supposed to be supporting local businesses, not dis-reputing them with slanderous accusations! The only reason there has been a delay in reporting the so called 'attack' is due to the fact that the 'victim' has only just realised he could possibly make some money out of it! Do you not think it is likely that somebody who is frequently drunk and chucked out of pubs is a trouble maker that could have aquired his 'injuries' on his own accord? I am a local in the Rose and Crown pub, which has recently in the past year come under new ownership. It is a family a pub with pleasantly welcoming atmosphere, good beer and great bar snacks. They do not in any way deserve these false accusations and bad publicity. This will not be tolerated in our community and we demand a formal apology! As for journalist Laura Smith; you may think this is just a quick, cheap story to get some praise from your joke of a newspaper, but you are putting the reputation of somebody else's family business at risk with such slanderous 'journalism'. You should be both ashamed and disgusted with yourself. Either get your facts right, or stick to writing children's story books! The 'site terms' state that you cannot post 'anything that is false, abusive or malicious'. However the Echo newspaper itself has contradicted this with such slander. INVESTIGATE THAT LAURA SMITH.

Am sure if someone was forcibly sent sprawling into the street from the entrance to the Rose and Crown they would end up in the road...

The landlords of the rose and crown know who was to blame.
Try asking them.

Well done Rochford Resident, this was certainly an awful article.

Why thank you Hullbridge Resident, lets hope the Echo realise how appalling it was !

For highlighting the awful reporting from the Echo reporter.