Two men will face court today after they allegedly assaulted another man with a baseball bat in Riverwood yesterday.
About 7.30pm (Wednesday 21 August 2019) a 42-year-old man and his 20-year-old daughter attended a home on Truman Avenue, Riverwood to return a mobile phone.
While at the premises the man spoke with his other daughter, aged 19, and two men – twin brothers aged 19.
The conversation escalated, and the man and his 20-year-old daughter fled the home with the two men giving chase, one allegedly armed with a baseball bat.
At the intersection of Truman Road and Belmore Road, Riverwood the older man was assaulted with the baseball bat.
During the assault three other men joined in and punched and kicked the man while he was on the ground. Those men fled the scene prior to police arrival.
Emergency services were called by witnesses and arrived to find the man on the ground unresponsive. He was treated at the scene before being taken to St George Hospital suffering a fractured skull. He remains in a stable condition.
The two 19-year-olds were arrested at the scene and taken to Campsie Police Station where they were both charged with reckless grievous bodily harm in company (DV).
They were refused bail and will appear in Burwood Local Court today (Thursday 22 August 2019).
