Attempted armed robbery, Greenbank

Police are looking for a man who assaulted a 65-year-old man in the backyard of a Greenbank home last night.

Preliminary information suggests the man walked into the backyard of a Crest Road residence around 9.15pm when without warning he was struck about the head and body with a baseball bat.

The offender ran off after the man fell to the ground.

The victim was transported to the Greenslopes Hospital where he was treated for grazes and bruises before being released.

The offender is described as Pacific Island in appearance, in his late teens or early 20s.

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