The attack happened in Colchester High Street
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Three men who attacked two others in an "appalling and violent" assault in Colchester have avoided an immediate prison sentence.
Gurbir Dhillon, 22, Gurwinder Dhillon, 20, and Ethan Coombs, 19, attacked the two men on the town's High Street on March 13, 2020, Ipswich Crown Court heard.
There had been a "verbal exchange" between the two parties before the trio began punching and kicking the victims, James Lachkovic, prosecuting, told the court.
After the initial assault, the three men then pursued the two victims down the street and attacked them again, punching and kicking them, the court heard.