Leon Paulger-Jarrett in Coffs Harbour court on affray charge

A 19-year-old will remain on bail after he became the second teenager to appear in court after a man was found unconscious near a Coffs Harbour hotel. What happened in court.

A second teenager charged after a man was found unconscious on a footpath near a Coffs Harbour hotel has appeared in court.

Leon Paulger-Jarrett, 19, sat quietly in Coffs Harbour Local Court as the matter was mentioned briefly on July 27.

He is charged with affray, and no plea was entered.

Paulger-Jarrett’s lawyer said he was seeking from the police closed circuit television footage of the night in question.

Leon Paulger-Jarrett leaves Coffs Harbour Courthouse on July 27, when his bail was continued on an affray charge after a man was found unconscious on a footpath near a Coffs Harbour hotel.

Magistrate Brett Shields continued bail without variation and adjourned the matter to August 10, when Paulger-Jarrett is excused from attending providing that his legal representation is present.

The conditions of Paulger-Jarrett’s bail include that he must not enter the Coffs Harbour Hotel, and that he is not to be with or contact any Crown witnesses.

Emergency services were called to a licensed premise on the Pacific Highway at about 2.30am on Sunday, July 3, following reports a man had been assaulted.

Officers from Coffs/Clarence Police District found a 28-year-old unconscious man on a nearby pavement.

He was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to Coffs Harbour Base Hospital, and then flown to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney.

The man sustained a suspected skull fracture and was listed in a critical condition.

A crime scene was established.

Just over an hour later officers were patrolling Shephards Lane when they stopped and arrested an 18-year-old man.

Clancy Webber is charged with reckless grievous bodily harm and remains before the courts. He has entered a not guilty plea and is on bail.

Paulger-Jarrett was arrested at a Bonville address at about 12.10pm on Sunday, July 3, and taken to Coffs Harbour Police Station where he was charged with affray.