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Horrified wife reveals how her Good Samaritan husband was left fighting for his life after being coward punched by a group of thugs as he tried to help teen after a car crash: ‘We are begging for these people to be put away’
- Family of ‘Good Samaritan’ Rob Seddon want attackers sent to jail
- Rob Seddon, 63, went to help after a 17-year-old crashed outside his home
- However, he, his son and his son-in-law were then attacked by a group of men
- Mr Seddon was airlifted to hospital before undergoing emergency brain surgery
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The family of a man who was left fighting for his life after being coward punched as he came to the rescue of a teen after a car crash has begged for the culprits to be jailed.
The 63-year-old Central Coast man was attacked by a group of thugs as he attempted to help a victim of a car crash outside his home.
A 17-year-old driver smashed a Toyota Corolla into a parked caravan, outside Rob Seddon’s home last Saturday night at about 10:15pm.
Mr Seddon is trained in first aid and instinctively went to help the driver but was set on by a gang of teens.
Rob’s daughter Laura Seddon told 7News there are no words for what happened and wants the culprits held accountable.
Rob Seddon was airlifted to hospital before undergoing emergency brain surgery after being coward punched by a group of thugs
The family of Mr Seddon has begged for the culprits to be jailed
‘We are begging. We want these people put away,’ Laura said.
A group of males approached Rob and coward punched him in a violent confrontation causing him to fall backwards and hit his head, knocking him unconscious.
‘I just remember them coming, sprinting at Dad and literally within a second Dad was on the ground,’ Laura said.
Rob was critically injured by the attack and was airlifted to John Hunter Hospital where he underwent brain surgery to relieve pressure on his brain.
He remains in the intensive care unit, unable to breathe unassisted.
The attackers after knocking down Rob then set on his son Kyle and his =friend Nathan, leaving both boys bloodied and bruised.
It is understood police have identified the suspects and charges are expected to be laid in the coming days.
After allegedly king hitting Rob, the group of males attacked his son Kyle (right) and his friend Nathan (left)
A 17-year-old driver crashed a Toyota Corolla into a parked caravan (pictured) on the Central Coast, outside Rob Seddon’s home
It is understood police have identified the suspects and charges are expected to be laid in the coming days
A GoFundMe page was set up for the ‘Good Samaritan’ Rob which has raised more than $16,000.
‘Rob is a loving husband/father/brother/uncle/friend and did not provoke this senseless attack on himself and his family,’ the page reads.
‘Your kind donations will go towards helping with Rob’s ongoing medical expenses, as his condition is still critical and the prognosis and length of recovery is unknown.
‘We are hoping that with your help we can make the financial burden of this act of violence easier for our sister Angela, niece Lara and nephew Kyle so they can focus on his recovery.’