- A teenager was attacked with an axe early Saturday morning by a masked man
- The 19-year-old manager was ‘stabbed with an axe’ by a man after midnight
- Witnesses at Croydon McDonald’s said the attacker assaulted him then ran away
- The young manager is in a stable condition at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
A teenager has been rushed to hospital after he was attacked by a man with an axe early Saturday morning at a Sydney McDonald’s.
A masked Maori man confronted the 19-year-old manager at about 12.30am before violently assaulting him with the blunt side of the axe.
It is believed the man had a disagreement with the manager earlier in the evening before returning to the Croydon McDonald’s on Paramatta Rd.
A teenager has been rushed to hospital (pictured) after he was attacked by a man with an axe
The 19-year-old McDonalds manager was attacked by the man early Saturday morning
It is believed the man had a disagreement with the manager before returning with the axe
A witness told Sunrise the young manager was ‘stabbed with an axe’ in the back of his head by a masked man.
‘He walked in looking for [the manager], hit him and he like just ran out,’ the same witness told The Today Show.
The man is described as being of Pacific Island or Maori appearance with a medium build.
Police said the man was carrying a brown handled axe and was wearing a red and white bandanna over his face and a light blue t-shirt and blue track suit pants.
The 19-year-old is in a stable condition at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
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‘He walked in looking for [the manager], hit him and he like just ran out,’ a witness told The Today Show
Police said the man was wearing a red and white mask, a t-shirt and blue track suit pants
The incident took place in Croydon, at McDonald’s in Sydney’s inner west after midnight