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image captionPerry Cranston was attacked while out with friends in Mansfield last year
A man had to have part of his skull removed after being repeatedly punched and kicked outside a nightclub.
Perry Cranston, 25, was attacked while out with friends in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, on 23 February and says he is still unable to lead a normal life .
He spent eight months in hospital and is waiting for an operation to have a new metal plate fitted to his skull.
William Dennis, 23, has been jailed over the attack.
Nottinghamshire Police said the assault outside Rush nightclub in Clumber Street followed a dispute between the two men.
Man left with part of skull missing after mindless attack outside Mansfield club I’m now left with a part of my skull missing while I wait for an operation
08:07, 13 JAN 2021
Updated (Image: Nottinghamshire Police)
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A 25-year-old man had to be placed into an induced coma after he was repeatedly punched and kicked outside a nightclub in Mansfield.
Perry Cranston, 25, was out in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, in February last year when he was attacked outside Rush nightclub ahead of the Tyson Fury versus Deontay Wilder fight.