article_snippet.sent: he was taunted by a group of three men and one woman before snatching the hat from he head.
article_snippet.sent: When he tried to retrieve the garment,  he was pushed to the ground, and one of the males punched and kicked he 20 times in his head and across he body.
article_snippet.sent: Police are investigating the crime by pouring over CCTV footage, and are confident Police will catch The attackers.
article_snippet.sent: Investigation office PC Kim James, from Devon and Cornwall Police, said: 'It was a vicious and unprovoked attack by a female and three males in Investigation office PC Kim James, from Devon and Cornwall Police late teens or early 20s.'
article_snippet.sent: Sergeant Marc Sayers, from Truro police, said: 'This is clearly a cowardly attack on a vulnerably young man going about His sister Kelly Blanks normal business.
article_snippet.sent: We take all attacks extremely seriously but this is exceptional, it was completely unwarranted and unprovoked. '
article_snippet.sent: this also appears to have been quite a sustained attack on a male who was quite defenceless.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Three men and a woman began punching and kicking Gareth Blanks for no reason .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Police believe that the four attackers are all in the four attackers late teens or early 20s .