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| Off-duty police assaulted in Newtown brawl with one ‘repeatedly punched and kicked’ in the head | |
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| Two officers intervened in argument before they were allegedly attacked with both men taken to Sydney hospital, force says | |
| Two off-duty police officers have been assaulted in Sydney with one knocked to the ground and repeatedly punched in the head, New South Wales police allege. | Two off-duty police officers have been assaulted in Sydney with one knocked to the ground and repeatedly punched in the head, New South Wales police allege. |
| Police said they were called to a brawl on Enmore Road in Newtown late on Wednesday. | Police said they were called to a brawl on Enmore Road in Newtown late on Wednesday. |
| “Officers … attended and found a 25-year-old man unconscious on the roadway,” a spokesperson said in a statement. | “Officers … attended and found a 25-year-old man unconscious on the roadway,” a spokesperson said in a statement. |
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| An off-duty nurse performed CPR until paramedics arrived and the off-duty officer was taken to Royal Prince Alfred hospital in a serious but stable condition. | An off-duty nurse performed CPR until paramedics arrived and the off-duty officer was taken to Royal Prince Alfred hospital in a serious but stable condition. |
| NSW police said the off-duty officers had been walking along Enmore Road when they approached three unknown men who were arguing. | NSW police said the off-duty officers had been walking along Enmore Road when they approached three unknown men who were arguing. |
| “The two off-duty officers were assaulted with one of them knocked to the ground and repeatedly punched and kicked to the head,” the spokesperson said. | “The two off-duty officers were assaulted with one of them knocked to the ground and repeatedly punched and kicked to the head,” the spokesperson said. |
| The three men reportedly ran from the scene before police arrived. | The three men reportedly ran from the scene before police arrived. |
| The second off-duty officer, also aged 25, suffered facial injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment before being released. | The second off-duty officer, also aged 25, suffered facial injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment before being released. |
| Police were seeking to identify the three men involved in the argument. They were thought to be aged in their 20s. | Police were seeking to identify the three men involved in the argument. They were thought to be aged in their 20s. |
| Anyone with information or camera footage was urged to contact Crime Stoppers. | Anyone with information or camera footage was urged to contact Crime Stoppers. |