Man fighting for life after brutal pub assault
A man has been charged over the brutal alleged assault of a man in his 20s who has been flown to Brisbane in a serious condition.
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A YOUNG man was airlifted to hospital in a serious condition after a brutal alleged assault on New Year's Day.
Paramedics were called to Venning St, Mooloolaba at 1.22am to reports of an earlier alleged assault at O'Malley's Irish Bar.
A man in his 20s was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a serious but stable condition before being airlifted to Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital.
Sunshine Coast CIB officer-in-charged Daren Edwards said a man has been charged in relation to the incident.
The alleged assault was the second serious incident that occurred last night, including a brutal assault at Hastings St.
Originally published as Man fighting for life after brutal pub assault
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