Article:

    Man 'stable' after ear sliced off in Leeds attack
    http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Man-39stable39-after-ear-sliced.4442674.jp

Another appalling violent incident seems to be unfolding in the media.  
Unlike the Sophie Lancaster case, it's not clear that the youths were 
attacked simply because they were goths or 'alternative'; robbery may 
have been the motive.  However precisely what happened isn't clear yet.

Dave