Man arrested - assault, Cairns City

Category: Assaults

A 25-year-old Cairns man has been charged in relation to the assault of a 24-year-old Parramatta Park man at around midnight last night. It is believed that the assault took place at the Lake Street taxi rank where the victim was allegedly struck several times in the head before falling. It is alleged that after he fell the victim was kicked a number of times in the head and chest area and that he fell unconscious as a result of the attack. The victim was treated by Queensland Ambulance Service officers and conveyed to the Cairns Base Hospital. The offender was located and arrested by police a short time later and is due to appear in court today charged with two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm.