The son of notorious Tyneside gangster Viv Graham has been refused compensation for injuries he received when he was brutally attacked in the street by his father’s enemies.

Compensation Payout Because Of 'Ongoing Feud'

Video: Viv Graham Jnr says he's a victim of his gangster father's past

Viv Graham Jnr suffered a broken skull and was hospitalised when two men assaulted him with a metal pole.

The 22-year-old, from High Spen, Gateshead, was told he would receive around £10,000 from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) as a result.

But Viv Jnr, whose father was murdered in a gangland execution in 1993, has received a letter from the CICA explaining that he will receive no payout because the attack was due to an "ongoing feud".

Viv Jnr, who lives with his girlfriend Rebbeca Hebron, 28, and son Shay, five, said: "It’s not fair that I don’t get anything when the only reason I was attacked was because of my father’s reputation.”

In May 2012 Sky Tyne and Wear revealed how Viv Jnr wanted to change his name because he was constantly targeted by his father’s enemies.

Viv Snr was shot three times with a magnum handgun as he left the Queen’s Head pub in Wallsend High Street.

Despite hundreds of people being questioned over the slaying, his killers have never been brought to justice.

The 34-year-old had a fearsome reputation in Newcastle, but his son said he was also known for his softer side, and was described by many as a ‘gentlemen’.

He had a criminal record for violence, which included a three-year prison sentence for a nightclub attack.

Viv Jnr’s brother Dean, 24, was found dead at the wheel of a car from a heroin overdose in March 2010.

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