A man has sustained critical injuries following an alleged assault in Fortitude Valley last night.
Preliminary information suggests two men were walking along on Water Street when they became involved in a verbal altercation with two unknown male occupants of a nearby apartment block around 8.45pm.
It is alleged the two men from the apartment block then came downstairs and confronted the other two men on Trinity Street.
A further verbal altercation took place before a man from the apartment allegedly punched one of the other men, causing him to fall and hit his head on the ground.
Police attended the scene a short time later and arrested a 28-year-old man. A 29-year-old man was located at a nearby unit complex and also taken into custody.
They are assisting police with inquiries.
The alleged victim, a 37-year-old Fortitude Valley man, sustained life-threatening injuries as a result of the altercation and was transported to Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital in a critical condition.
Police are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the incident to come forward.
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