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Man in induced coma after brawl outside Bondi Junction pub
A Irish man is in an induced coma and two other men have been charged following a brawl outside a pub in Bondi Junction.
Jason Cierans, 29, was found unconscious and bleeding from the mouth just after 1am on Saturday when police were called to the Tea Gardens Hotel on Bronte Street following reports of a brawl.
He sustained serious head injuries and has been placed in an induced coma at St Vincent's Hospital, where he remained in a critical but stable condition on Saturday night.
Police were called to the Tea Gardens Hotel in Bondi Junction following reports of a brawl.
Footage from the scene shows Mr Cierans, who reportedly first came to Australia on a working visa in 2012, wearing a high-vis construction shirt and work boots as he was treated by paramedics.
It is believed he went to the pub straight from work, where he stayed with friends until they left at the lock-out time of 1am.
Seven News reported Mr Cierans crossed the road and was attacked without warning in front of a 7/11 convenience store.
"I don't know, my friend just walked and this guy punched him - and that's it," a witness told reporters at the scene.
Security guards found one of the alleged attackers nearby and detained him until police arrived.
Two men were arrested at the scene and taken back to Waverley Police Station, where a 27-year-old was charged with affray and granted conditional bail to appear in Waverley Local Court on September 24.
The second man, aged 30, was questioned by police at length on Saturday afternoon and charged with recklessly causing grievous bodily harm. He was refused bail and will appear at Parramatta Local Court on Sunday.
Police do not believe the two men knew Mr Cierans before the alleged attack.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald, Rachel Olding and Georgina Mitchell, 22nd August 2015
Originally published as: Man in induced coma after brawl outside Bondi Junction pub
