Brisbane thug Valiant Farquhar and Zachariah Overhoff admit Crown casino Melbourne violence

A Brisbane kickboxer and his thug mates stomped and kicked a helpless victim before igniting a brawl at Melbourne’s Crown casino.

A Brisbane kickboxer and his thug mate wreaked havoc during a trip to Melbourne which ended with a brutal Crown casino brawl.

Valiant Farquhar and Zachariah Overhoff, both 20, pleaded guilty in the County Court on Tuesday to recklessly causing serious injury with gross violence and affray.

Farquhar and Overhoff went on a violent rampage along the Southbank promenade just after midnight on June 23, 2022.

The violence kicked off after co-offender Levi Terepo was called “gutless” by an innocent bystander for harassing homeless people at the promenade.

The court heard Farquhar, Overhoff, Terepo and other yet to be identified thugs chased the victim.

The court heard the 34-year-old man was knocked to the ground before the group – including Farquhar and Overhoff – surrounded the victim.

The gang kicked and stomped the victim for “about 15 seconds”.

The victim suffered “immense pain” and “feared for his life”, the court was told.

Valiant Farquhar pleaded guilty to assault and affray charges. Picture: Facebook

The thug gang then left their victim who eventually “managed” to make it back to his hotel but was unable to enter.

The victim was unable to put any weight on his feet so he sat down and “begged” passers-by for “assistance”, the court heard.

In the meantime, Farquhar, Overhoff and their violent crew had made their way to a Crown Casino food court where Terepo started a fight with another man.

The incident sparked an all-in brawl at the Casino food court near where another man lost his life just months earlier following a fight.

Farquhar in the ring.

Farquhar and Overhoff’s brutal tirade was captured on CCTV, with the graphic vision played to the court.

Judge Arushan Pillay called the footage “confronting”.

Farquhar, of Brisbane suburb Logan, and Overhoff, a Coles Warehouse worker from Queensland, were linked to the brawl and the assaults via CCTV.

The court heard Farquhar, a competition kickboxer, is employed as an apprentice plumber and Overhoff trains in boxing.

Farquhar later stated he had gone out to have a “good time” and “certainly not to cause any trouble”.

The pair will remain in Melbourne until after their matters are finalised.

Terepo has admitted his role in the violence and will face a pre-sentence hearing at a later date.