article_snippet: A have-a-go-hero was so badly beaten and covered in blood after Danny Mason challenged a car thief that his family thought Danny Mason had been shot.
article_snippet: The 37-year-old (before the attack, left) was found slumped unconscious on the ground by family members and is now in so much pain that a man who looked like he was trying to break into vehicles cannot sleep or work (after the attack, right)
article_snippet: Our cousin came outside to see where Danny was as Our cousin had been a long time and saw Our cousin slumped unconscious on the ground. '
article_snippet: Our cousin has been in a lot of pain and the whole family have been left deeply shocked and upset by the incident. '
highlights_snippet: car thief was so badly beaten and bloodied
highlights_snippet: car thief family thought car thief had been shot .
  