Police have charged a man after an elderly man was assaulted in Ferntree Gully in July.
It is alleged the man verbally abused the 82-year-old man on the Blind Creek Trail after he asked him to slow down on his e-scooter about 1.30pm on Monday, 6 July.
He allegedly assaulted him multiple times, pushing him to the ground before fleeing on his e-scooter.
Police will allege the man returned and assaulted the man again on Rankin Road.
The victim was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Officers executed a search warrant at an address in Scoresby on 19 August, where a 21-year-old man was arrested.
He was interviewed and released pending summons.
Officers arrested the man again on 25 October and charged him with recklessly causing injury, common law assault and unlawful assault.
He is due to appear at Ringwood Magistrates’ Court on 21 January, 2027.
