Vic: Two questioned over nightclub assault

AAP General News (Australia)
08-19-2005
Vic: Two questioned over nightclub assault

By Jane Bunce

MELBOURNE, Aug 19 AAP - A Melbourne man remains in hospital with serious injuries after
a brawl outside a Melbourne nightclub early today.

Two assailants allegedly punched and kicked the man, who suffered head and chest injuries.

Victoria Police will charge two men on summons over the assault.

Paramedics were called to the Barcode nightclub in the Crown Casino complex shortly
before 7am (AEST) and treated the victim, aged in his 20s, for half an hour.

The man's condition deteriorated and he was admitted to Royal Melbourne Hospital in
an "altered consciousness state", said ambulance spokeswoman Liana Cross.

"He had been assaulted but his condition could be attributed to a possible drug overdose,"

she said.

The man remains in a serious but stable condition tonight, a hospital spokeswoman said.

A second man also received minor injuries.

Police interviewed and released on summons a 23-year-old Roxburgh Park man and a 20-year-old
Reservoir man in relation to the assault.

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