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Man critical after alleged assault in Hunters Hill
By Angus Dalton and Jessica McSweeney
A man in his thirties is fighting for life after he was found with severe head injuries by paramedics who responded to reports of an alleged assault in Hunters Hill on Monday afternoon.
Emergency services, including five paramedic vehicles, rushed to Joubert Street in Hunters Hill about 3.30pm. The injured man was treated at the scene and moved to Royal North Shore Hospital in a critical but stable condition, a NSW Ambulance spokesperson said.
Paramedics attended the scene of the alleged assault.Credit: Sam Mooy
Offices from Ryde Police Area Command are investigating the alleged assault and have established a crime scene.
Nine News footage shows police cordoning off a block of flats on the street with police tape on Monday night.
While the victim remains in a critical condition in hospital, a 42-year-old man will face Burwood Local Court on Tuesday after he was arrested in the early hours of the morning.
Police returned to the same Hunters Hill block of flats at 2am to arrest the man, who was taken to Gladesville police station and charged with assault occasioning bodily harm in the company of others.
Police are still investigating the incident.
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