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Man fined over shocking brawl with girlfriend’s ex on Gold Coast tram tracks

A man has avoided jail for a wild brawl with his girlfriend’s ex that spilled over onto tram tracks in the Gold Coast.

Brawl on Surfers Paradise tram tracks

A man has been fined over a wild brawl that left another man knocked out cold on Gold Coast tram tracks earlier this year.

Antonio Sean Gatt launched the vicious attack when he and his girlfriend ran into the woman’s ex-boyfriend during a night out in Surfers Paradise on January 28.

Video footage shows an argument breaking out between the two men before things get physical.

Gatt, in black, can be seen throwing multiple punches and kicks at the man as the brawl spills onto the tram tracks.

Antonio Gatt (in black) pleaded guilty to affray on Thursday over the brawl in Surfers Paradise earlier this year.
Antonio Gatt (in black) pleaded guilty to affray on Thursday over the brawl in Surfers Paradise earlier this year.

The victim narrowly missed the kerb after being knocked out by one of Gatt’s punches.

He was dragged to safety as a tram crossed the street.

The victim can be seen trying to restart the brawl upon regaining consciousness, but the fight quickly dissipates.

Gatt’s victim (grey shirt) was knocked out cold on the tracks.
Gatt’s victim (grey shirt) was knocked out cold on the tracks.

On Thursday, Gatt pleaded guilty in Southport Magistrates Court to affray.

The court was told Gatt had been provoked into the fight by the other man and he had recently checked himself into a rehabilitation facility, the Gold Coast Bulletin reports.

Gatt was convicted and fined $900.

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