Can I claim from being assaulted and also..

[Ryan123456789]

I was assaulted by 3 young me at a train station for no apparent reason, No broken bones just a concussion and some swelling on the face, I also received a bite mark on my nose from one of them.
The case has went to a magistrates court.
They only caught two of them and they refuse to give the third guys name, - I know all three names as people who I know saw them run off after the attack.
They've both pleaded 'Not guilty' so now I have to attend court in a few weeks. - What happens if I don't attend? - I've got a busy month coming up as I could be joining the Royal Marines and I'm un-sure on dates I'm free.
So basically..
If I don't attend what happens?
If I dropped the charges what will happen to them two? - Will the police press their own charges?
Can I claim compensation from this attack? - Will I need to press charges or can I leave it be and still claim?

Thank you!

[Buenchico]

There are two ways of getting compensation. Firstly the court could make an award or you might be able to claim under the CICA scheme:
http://www.cica.gov.uk/

Under the CICA scheme it's not necessary for anyone to be convicted in order for a victim to receive compensation. However the scheme calculates a compensation figure (according to standard formulae) and only pays out if the figure arrived at exceeds £1000. (If the calculated sum comes to less than £1000, as it probably would, you'd receive nothing).

A court can't order anyone to pay compensation unless they've been convicted of an offence. Neither you nor the police are 'pressing charges'. It's the Crown Prosecution Service which has brought the charges. If you failed to attend the court, your evidence couldn't be challenged by the defendants, so any statement you've made would be inadmissible before the court. Unless the CPS have got solid additional evidence (such as clear CCTV images) they'd have no option other than to ask the court to dismiss the charges.

If you receive a witness summons to attend court, and fail to do so, you'll be committing a criminal offence. In most cases nothing comes of this but you should be aware of the possibility of prosecution if you fail to show up.

Chris

[Canary42]

Why don't the people you know who identified them join you as witnesses ?

[Ryan123456789]

Thanks Chris! They won't because they're mutual friends and don't want to get involved as the 3 lads are drug users/dealers and it could mean trouble for them.