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Two have-a-go heroes hunted down three attackers who beat up a man in Upper Street.

Ben Thornberry and a colleague chased down the men and performed a citizen’s arrest before police officers arrived on Sunday.

Mr Thornberry, brother of Islington South and Finsbury Labour MP Emily, heard screams from outside Japanese restaurant Tenshi during the televised Euro 2016 final.

“I saw a man lying in the road with blood coming from his mouth,” he told the Tribune. “I thought he was dead.”

Moments earlier, four men had chased a man from a bar and pushed him to the ground before repeatedly kicking him on the head and returning to the bar, leaving him for dead.

A passing surgeon helped the victim and an ambulance was called, but Mr Thornberry, a waiter at the restaurant, was determined to track down the attackers.

He noticed a man walking suspiciously from the pub and gave chase.

“I said: ‘Were you involved in this?’ and he said no and carried on walking. He was on edge. I didn’t touch him but I told him he better stay here or I’d just keep following him until I find the nearest police officer.”

The man lashed out, but Mr Thornberry, who has martial arts training, fought back and performed a citizen’s arrest – something he has done in the past when he grabbed a thief at Angel tube station.

A Tenshi chef arrived as backup but two of the other attackers appeared and tackled Mr Thornberry, bashing his head on the ground.

“I thought: ‘Right, I’m not having this’,” Mr Thornberry said. “I adopted a boxing stance and was like ‘Bring it on!’ Even though I can’t box, they looked scared.”

The attackers ran off, one towards the N1 Centre and the others towards Angel tube station. Remarkably, they waited to regroup at the station.

“I thought we’d lost them but right then three police cars turned up,” Mr Thornberry said.

“I didn’t really think about it. The adrenalin kicks in and it’s only afterwards you realise what you’ve done.”

The drama lasted around 45 minutes, with Mr Thornberry and the chef emerging with nothing more than a few cuts and bruises.

“I think doing crazy stuff like this runs in the family genes!” Mr Thornberry added.

Tenshi boss Joe Mossman said: “We’re really proud of the way Ben reacted. I think the customers would understand if their food was a little bit late.”

A police spokesman confirmed that three men were arrested.

The victim’s injuries are not believed to have been life-threatening.