A vicious gang who smashed a student's eye socket with a bottle after they saw him drinking in the street are set to be jailed next month. American Francesco Hounye, 23, was kicked in the head by five men as he lay defenseless on the ground. Houyne had only been in thecountry three days when he was attacked, Snaresbrook Crown Court heard. He had been on a night out and was walking home with a friend in Shadwell, east London, when he was confronted by the group who wrestled the bottle from him on June 17 last year. The 23-year-old has returned to Florida after he was left traumatised and terrified to go out. Samad Uddin, 24, Shaleem Uddin, 20, Shadhat Hussain, 19, Kamrul Hussain, 22, and Masoom Rahman, 22, set upon the student who was left needing 23 stitches. Samad Uddin, of Shadwell, and Shaleem Uddin, of Romford Street, Whitechapel, admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent. The other men- Kamrul Hussain, of Whitechapel and Shadhat Hussain, of Canning Town, and Masoom Rahman, of Whitechapel, east London, admitted the same charge. They are due to be sentenced on July 25.
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