Police have charged a 36-year-man with an assault offence following an altercation outside a hotel in Sydney’s east overnight, NSW Police say.
Emergency services were called to Coogee Bay Road, Coogee, about 11.45pm following reports a man had been assaulted.
Police were told the man had been approached by another man who allegedly punched him, causing him to fall to the roadway.
The 38-year-old man was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance Paramedics for cuts to his head before being taken to St Vincent’s Hospital where he is currently in a stable condition. .
Police stopped a taxi nearby a short time later and arrested the passenger, a 36-year-old man, who was taken to Maroubra Police Station.
He was charged with reckless grievous bodily harm and will be appearing at Waverley Local Court on Wednesday 7 September 2016.
Inquiries into the incident are continuing and anyone who witnessed the incident should contact police.
Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stopers.
