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Man charged after alleged unprovoked attack in Williamstown ends in citizen’s arrest

Published by PerthNow · Australia 1 h ago
Camera IconA man, 63, allegedly suffered facial injuries in the attack. NewsWire/ David Crosling Credit: News Corp Australia
Camera IconA man, 63, allegedly suffered facial injuries in the attack. NewsWire/ David Crosling Credit: News Corp Australia · PerthNow

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A 63-year-old man allegedly suffered facial injuries during a random attack at a Melbourne shopping centre.

An alleged random attack inside a Melbourne shopping centre ended in a citizen’s arrest.

Police allege a 40-year-old man was sitting on a foyer floor at the entrance of a shopping centre when he lunged and assaulted an older man about 8.15am on Saturday.

An off-duty police officer and members of the public intervened and restrained the man at the shops on Douglas Parade at Williamstown.

A man, 63, allegedly suffered facial injuries during an unprovoked attack and required medical treatment.

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