TWO thugs who launched a sickening attack on a father, during which they held his head under water and battered him with golf clubs and a tree branch, were jailed today.

Judge Jane Campton said Jamie French and Daniel Thomas launched the unprovoked assault on Greg Abel at a swimming hole in front if his distressed wife and children, who feared for his life.

"It was appalling and outrageous behaviour,'' Judge Campton said.

The judge said the assault took place on a hot day in February last year at the swimming hole in the Yarra River at Reserve Rd, Wonga Park.

French, 31,and Thomas, 27, along with co-accused Candice Brady, 23, and another man Michael Ludeman, who has previously been jailed, had been involved in trouble with other swimmers which was witnessed by Mr Abel’s oldest daughter Xanthe and her friends.

Xanthe was scared and decided to leave the swimming hole and on the way out she met her parents who had arrived for a swim with their other three children.

Springy Girl of Springvale Posted at 2:41 PM Today

Why not send these animals to any African or perhaps Indonesia jail and see how they manage. BTW I didn't read anything about how they had a tough childhood or that they were drunk or on drugs so does that mean this is just normal for these turkeys!

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