A 25-year-old man from the Ballarat region is recovering from serious head injuries after two separate alleged assaults at Port Fairy on Saturday night.
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According to the Warrnambool Standard, a police spokesman said the man suffered a bleed on the brain and a facial fracture, but appeared to be responding well to treatment.
As of this morning he is reportedly awake and talking.
It is believed there were two incidents inside and outside the Victoria Hotel in Bank Street, Port Fairy, about midnight Saturday.
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Security had been in the process of escorting the 25-year-old from the premises when a 24-year-old Port Fairy man allegedly launched a punch to his head, causing him to fall to the ground.
The security guard then escorted the victim from the premises while the alleged offender was escorted out of a separate door.
The 24-year-old allegedly walked away but returned and there was then allegedly a second incident outside the hotel.
The victim allegedly suffered another more significant blow to the head, which is believed to have caused a facial fracture.
He fell to the ground, this time hitting his head on concrete.
The severity of the injuries resulted in the victim being flown to the Royal Melbourne Hospital in a critical condition after his condition had been stabilised by ambulance officers.
He was said at that time to have suffered life-threatening injuries. He is now in a serious but stable condition.
A crime scene was set up while Warrnambool police crime investigation unit detectives and crime scene officers processed the scene.
The Port Fairy man was arrested at a nearby address early Sunday morning and has assisted police with their inquiries.
He has been charged with recklessly causing serious injury and will appear in the Warrnambool Magistrates Court for a bail/remand hearing on Tuesday.
Anyone with information is urged to call Detective Senior Constable Ross Hatton at the Warrnambool police crime investigation unit on 5560 1156 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
- This story originally appeared in the Warrnambool Standard
