Horror moment Brit is battered and knocked out with GOLF CLUB in brutal attack by five men in Magaluf
FIVE men have been arrested after allegedly battering a Brit tourist with a golf club in Magaluf.
Shocking footage shows the man lying unconscious in the middle of the street in the Spanish party resort after the horror attack.
The video shows the Brit tourist dressed in black shorts and a white t-shirt squaring up to a group of men holding what appears to be a golf club.
He starts trying to fight the men before they turn on him and chase him down the busy street.
One of the suspects appears to whip out his own golf club and starts smashing the Brit over the head.
Others are seen kicking him and beating him up in front of stunned onlookers.
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The victim was left unconscious in the road in front a shop with a bloody face as the suspects run off.
Two suspects were arrested shortly after the attack on July 26, while the other three were detained on Thursday, Ultima Hora reports.
The men have reportedly claimed they were acting in self-defence after the Brit attacked them for “no reason” in the street.
It’s not clear what sparked the brawl.
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A police spokesman said: “The Civil Guard and local police have arrested five people on suspicion of a crime of wounding.
“The arrests follow a fight involving several people in the Magaluf area which ended with one of the participants injured on the floor as a result of the blows he received.
“This incident received a lot of coverage at the time following the publication of a video of the fight on social media.
“In the video a British person can be seen using a golf club to attack other people, who end up attacking him until he falls to the ground where they continue to assault him and cause him serious injuries.
“An investigation was launched and the same day two of the participants were arrested. Another three men were held on September 1.”
It comes after two British tourists were arrested for allegedly brutally battering a taxi driver in Magaluf.
Shocking footage showed three men savagely hitting a man in the middle of the street in front of stunned onlookers.
The horror beating happened when one of the three Brits – who were on holiday in Mallorca – climbed on the hood of the taxi driver’s car.
When the taxi driver, 57, got out of the vehicle to ask them to get down they pushed him – causing him to fall to the ground.
The clip showed a man lying unconscious as the tourists punched and kicked him before fleeing the scene.
Witnesses can be seen recording the incident while someone can be heard shouting: “Call the f****** police!”
The taxi driver was transferred to the Son Espases Hospital with head injuries. He also suffered a cut above the eyebrows and several bruises.
Hours later, two Brits, aged 21 and 22, were arrested.
In early August, a Brit dad died after allegedly being attacked by bouncers and police in Magaluf.
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The popular party resort has decided to rebrand and has introduced a series of new laws, including banning pub crawls, happy hours and unlimited drinks at all-inclusive hotels.
The Spanish hotspot has even deployed elite police armed with rifles to crack down on drunk holidaymakers.