A man has been arrested over the alleged assault of a soccer referee in Sydney's south west.
Just before 10.30pm on Friday (28 April 2023), a spectator allegedly confronted a referee at the conclusion of a soccer match at Padstow Park.
It's alleged the man assaulted the referee by punching him multiple times in the face and kicking him to the head.
Other spectators intervened and assisted the referee while the man fled the scene.
Police were alerted and officers from Bankstown Police Area Command commenced an investigation.
The referee, a 45-year-old man, was taken to Liverpool Hospital suffering an injury to his jaw.
Following inquiries, a 25-year-old man was arrested at Bankstown Police Station about 2.40pm today (Sunday 30 April 2023).
The man is assisting police with their inquiries.
