A teenager was found lying unconscious in the street with face and head injuries last night.
The 18-year-old was found in Neville Close, Bewbush, Crawley, at 11.25pm.
While he was unconscious his jacket was stolen.
He was taken to East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, where he was detained overnight.
A police spokesman described it as a particularly nasty attack and is appealing for witnesses to contact Crawley CID on 0845 6070999.
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