Perth detectives are hunting up to 20 youths, believed to be of African descent, who were involved in the attack in the city at 11.30pm last night. Two males - aged 16 and 17 - have already been charged, but police have not ruled out further charges being laid. This afternoon, 19-year-old James Claxon told how a night out with mates turned into a nightmare when he was allegedly set upon by the gang, attacked and robbed of his wallet and mobile phone. Mr Claxon said he and four friends had just got off a train and had been walking through Forrest Place towards a city nightclub when they were confronted by the group. ``They were walking through in the same proximity and they've basically started running at us and they caught me and have beaten me up and stolen my things,'' he said. ``The only thing I heard before they caught me was: `Who are these white c**ts?' It was totally unprovoked. ``They kicked me in the head a few times, stomped on my head a few times, kicked me in the kidneys and the ribs. It was mostly around the head and the ribs. ``I was probably out cold for two minutes before my mates picked me up and dragged me towards a taxi to get to hospital.'' Mr Claxon sustained facial injuries, including a bruise of shoe tread in the side of his face, and was taken to Royal Perth Hospital for treatment, but discharged yesterday morning. He said he was stunned by the assault. ``It's surreal to think that someone could actually do that to me. To think that another person <b>...</b>

Perth detectives are hunting up to 20 youths, believed to be of African descent, who were involved in the attack in the city at 11.30pm last night. Two males - aged 16 and 17 - have already been charged, but police have not ruled out further charges being laid. This afternoon, 19-year-old James Claxon told how a night out with mates turned into a nightmare when he was allegedly set upon by the gang, attacked and robbed of his wallet and mobile phone. Mr Claxon said he and four friends had just got off a train and had been walking through Forrest Place towards a city nightclub when they were confronted by the group. ``They were walking through in the same proximity and they've basically started running at us and they caught me and have beaten me up and stolen my things,'' he said. ``The only thing I heard before they caught me was: `Who are these white c**ts?' It was totally unprovoked. ``They kicked me in the head a few times, stomped on my head a few times, kicked me in the kidneys and the ribs. It was mostly around the head and the ribs. ``I was probably out cold for two minutes before my mates picked me up and dragged me towards a taxi to get to hospital.'' Mr Claxon sustained facial injuries, including a bruise of shoe tread in the side of his face, and was taken to Royal Perth Hospital for treatment, but discharged yesterday morning. He said he was stunned by the assault. ``It's surreal to think that someone could actually do that to me. To think that another person <b>...</b>