Police Charge Man After Burwood Assault

Whitehorse Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following an alleged assault in Burwood on 16 November.

It is alleged the male victim was waiting at a bus stop on Station Street when he was approached by an unknown man about 1.45pm.

Police will allege the offender picked up a brick and assaulted the victim before fleeing the scene.

A 76-year-old Burwood man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

A 34-year-old Geelong West man was arrested in Burwood on 16 November.

He has since been charged with intentionally cause injury, recklessly cause injury, common law assault and assault with a weapon.

He has been remanded to appear at Ringwood Magistrates’ Court on 22 November.

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