Man violently attacked in Casey Central carpark in Narre Warren South
A 24-year-old was punched repeatedly in the face at a busy Narre Warren South shopping centre. The man and his girlfriend were walking towards Coles at 3pm when the frightening attack occurred. Warning graphic image.
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A man has been repeatedly punched in the face in a vicious attack at a Narre Warren South shopping centre.
The 24-year-old, who asked not to be named, told Leader he and his girlfriend arrived at the Coles carpark at Casey Central and were walking towards the entrance when a man driving a Ford Focus travelling at excessive speed almost hit them.
“As the car got closer he actually accelerated, so he was not stopping at all,” he said.
“I quickly pulled my girlfriend out of the way and we both yelled at the driver. The driver then stopped the car, got out and started punching me in the face. I did not punch back.”
“The driver said to me that my girlfriend should’ve been watching where she was going, but this was just a coward act.”
The young man said he had sustained injuries including a split lip, bruising and a cracked tooth.
“It’s been very sore, I can’t sleep or eat yet, it’s just terrible,” he said.
“Only a low life would sucker punch instead of fighting with honour.”
The car driver is described as aged in his 50s, 165cm, clean shaven, with dark short hair, and was wearing a mustard coloured hoodie and dark tracksuit pants.
A Victoria Police spokeswoman said police were investigating the June 8 incident.
“Investigators have been told a 24-year-old Narre Warren South man got into a dispute with an unknown male driving a blue Ford Focus at the Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd centre about 3pm.”
The spokeswoman said the situation escalated when the driver got out of the car and punched the male in the face several times before driving away.
On Sunday, a man with a serious heart condition was also savagely attacked in a carpark at nearby Cranbourne Park shopping centre.
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The blue Ford Focus is described as a 2000 model. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.