The incident happened on Victoria Street shortly before 10am on Tuesday.

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A 31-year-old Polish immigrant has detailed how he was savagely attacked in a racially motivated assault within moments of arriving in London from Poland. After getting off his coach at Victoria station, he explained how he asked some men for directions and was then beaten unconscious after they asked where he was from. 

Kamil Sobala, who has lived in London before, had been travelling to the capital from Bath after flying in from his native country on his return to live in the UK.

Kamil was knocked to the ground and repeatedly punched in the face in the attack in Elizabeth Street that was captured on a mobile phone from inside an adjacent pub. Following the brutal assault, Kamil has said he is "shaken by the experience" and is so scared that he now fears even walking to the shops.

He says he "can't even sleep". He explained how he woke up in hospital after asking the men for directions at around 7.50pm on Saturday, June 18. Kamil said: "I was going to meet some friends and went past the pub to ask directions because my phone was dead.

"I wanted to know where to go to charge my phone and where the underground station was. These guys, I asked them for some help to find the station. Instead of them just saying 'sorry I can't help you' they swore at me. Then they asked me where I was from and I said Poland.

"Then they started beating me. It's terrible. I'm just scared of going to the shop I can't sleep and I'm scared as well as full of pain. My back is painful and so is my eye, cheek and face. It was racist. They didn't start attacking me, only when I said I was from Poland; they punched me until I can't remember anything."

Footage of the attack was circulated on social media. The sickening video shows a man appearing to beat Kamil repeatedly while he lies on the floor. At the time of the attack the police were criticised by onlookers for not arriving to help Kamil. Kamil has since helped police with their investigations and enquiries into the incident are still ongoing.

Kamil said: "Now it's bad because I've been drinking because it's stopping the pain. A lady posted a video of me and called the ambulance. I want to thank everyone who helped and that video is good because hopefully the guys will be caught."

After coming to the country in 2013, Kamil returned to the UK this year and was moving to London to live with friends. He had only been in London for a matter of minutes before he was attacked.

When asked about the incident the Metropolitan Police said: "Police were called at approximately 19:50hrs on Saturday, 18 June to reports of a man assaulted in Elizabeth Street, SW1. A man was taken to hospital for treatment to injuries before being discharged. An investigation into the circumstances is ongoing."

When asked if police had declined to turned up to the incident they said: "Officers did not attend this incident but have since spoken to both the victim and witnesses of this assault. The investigation is ongoing to identify the person responsible for this attack."

They continued: "When police receive calls about incidents they are graded on a number of reasons, including whether there is an immediate threat to life. In this case, the caller stated the suspect had left the scene and an ambulance had been called, meaning it was not graded in the highest category for a response."

There have currently been no arrests. Anyone with information that could assist police is asked to call 101 or tweet @MetCC and quote CAD7204/18June.
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