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Follow Up of the Day: A Malaysian student named Ashraf (Asyraf) Haziq was walking through Barking, East London, on his way to purchase food with which to break his Ramadan fast, when a group of rioters attacked him and left him in need of serious medical attention. He was eventually helped up by a group of passersby who ended up stealing items from his backpack.

A video of the incident went viral, leading many to wonder what became of Haziq. The Guardian reports that the 20-year-old is presently at the Royal London hospital in Whitechapel awaiting surgery to fix a broken jaw.

A video of Haziq in hospital has been posted online by friends (see below). Expressions of sympathy and support have taken the form of a Twitter hashtag (#getwetllsoonashrafhaziq), and a Tumblr site dedicated to “do[ing] something nice for Ashraf Haziq.”

[guardian / video: londonumnoclub.]

You know what? It doesn’t surprise me. I can only hope that the people who did this to him suffer.