Serious assault, Torquay
A man has been charged after an alleged assault that occurred in Torquay overnight.
At 11pm, it will be alleged that a number men became involved in an altercation outside a restaurant on Charlton Esplanade.
It will be further alleged that during the altercation, a 21-year-old man was punched in the face and fell to the ground and hit his head on the ground.
He was transported to the Hervey Bay Hospital with serious head injuries.
A man was taken into custody by police a short time later.
A 19-year-old Dundowran Beach man has been charged with one count of grievous bodily harm and is due to appear in the Hervey Bay Magistrates Court on April 10.
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