A man has been charged following what investigators are describing as an alleged unprovoked assault on a Gold Coast security guard overnight.
Shortly before 11.30pm, a 37-year-old man was walking along the Gold Coast Highway when it will be alleged he used a skateboard to strike the side mirror of a vehicle driving past.
A 38-year-old man driving the hatchback pulled over and attempted to speak with the man about the damage.
It will be alleged the man then hit the victim up to 12 times on the head, back and arms.
Police were called when a passer-by intervened.
The 38-year-old victim was transported by paramedics for treatment to non-life-threatening injuries.
A 37-year-old Burleigh Waters man has been charged with assault occasioning bodily harm, wilful damage and contravene a police direction.
He will appear in the Southport Magistrates Court on February 17.
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