Alleged Serious Assault Leaves Man in Critical ConditionAlleged Serious Assault Leaves Man in Critical Condition A 31-year-old man is fighting for his life in Canberra Hospital after sustaining severe head injuries in an alleged altercation in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. Police were called to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital on Saturday morning after the man was admitted with life-threatening injuries. According to witnesses, the victim had been involved in an argument with a 33-year-old man the previous night at a residence in the Ashmont suburb. “During the altercation, the 31-year-old man reportedly hit his head before being taken home by a witness,” police said in a statement. The injured man was initially taken to Wagga Wagga Hospital but was later airlifted to Canberra due to the severity of his condition. The 33-year-old suspect was arrested at a home in Ashmont on Saturday and charged with reckless grievous bodily harm. He appeared in court on Sunday and was denied bail. While the exact details of the head injury remain unclear as the case is before the courts, police have confirmed that the victim suffered a significant trauma to his head. The incident has shocked the Wagga Wagga community, and investigations are ongoing.
A man has been airlifted to hospital in a critical condition after hitting his head during a suspected altercation with another man in south-west New South Wales.
The 31-year-old was flown from Wagga Wagga to hospital in Canberra in a critical condition.
A 33-year-old man has been charged with reckless grievous bodily harm.
He appeared in court on Sunday but was denied bail.
Police were called to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital on Saturday morning after a 31-year-old man was admitted to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
At the hospital, police were told he had been in an argument with the 33-year-old man the night before at a house in the Ashmont suburb of Wagga Wagga.
“During the altercation, the 31-year-old man reportedly hit his head before being taken home by a witness,” a police spokesperson said in a statement.
When asked to clarify the details of the ‘smashed head’, a police spokesman said the matter was before the courts and he could not comment.
The man was airlifted to Canberra in a critical condition from hospital in Wagga Wagga.
Police arrested the 33-year-old at a home in Ashmont on Saturday.
Originally published as Wagga Wagga man airlifted to Canberra after alleged serious assault
