Thirlmere Way, Tahmoor: Police ramp up hunt for attackers who left 20yo man in coma

After combing through CCTV footage police have released an image of the car they believe may be connected to the serious assault of a 20-year-old man in a church carpark.

A 20-year-old man has been released from hospital after a pre-dawn attack in a Tahmoor carpark on December 27 which left him in a coma.

Emergency services were called to the carpark on the corner of Thirlmere Way and the Old Princes Hwy following reports of the assault about 5am.

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Police found the man with serious injuries to his head and face and he was rushed to Liverpool Hospital where he remains in an induced coma.

Camden Police Area Command Command established a crime scene and started investigating.

A small blue hatchback was seen arriving and leaving the scene during the alleged assault with police releasing CCTV imagery of the vehicle on Thursday.

Police were told the vehicle was seen in the Tahmoor area at the time of the alleged assault.

The vehicle was later found burnt out by police and seized for forensic examination.

Camden Police crime manager, Detective Inspector Simon Day, said investigators believed multiple people were involved.

“Detectives are still looking into the exact location/s of where the assault took place, however, the victim was located in the vicinity of the Baptist Church,” he said.

“It is possible that the assault occurred elsewhere.

“Detectives investigating the matter believe there was more than one person involved in the assault.”

A 20-year-old man was found in the Tahmoor Baptist Church carpark with serious injuries. Picture: Google Maps

Det-Insp Day said police had been trawling through CCTV footage from around the crime scene but are yet to determine why the victim was in the area.

“Police have conducted a CCTV canvass of the location and surrounding areas and are currently sifting through a large volume of footage,” he said.

“Detectives are still investigating the reason why he was in the area and are making inquiries into where he was and who he was with in the hours preceding him being located.

“We would appeal to the public to contact police or Crime Stoppers if they have further CCTV footage, dashcam or mobile phone footage of the incident or the area in the late hours of Sunday, December 26 to the early hours of Monday, December 27.”

Anyone with knowledge of the incident, vehicles or occupants that may assist investigators, are urged to contact Camden Police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.