A man is fighting for life after an alleged one punch attack outside a popular nightspot left him with a fractured skull.
Emergency services were called to Irish pub Scruffy Murphy’s in the heart of Sydney just after 7pm on Friday night after reports of an altercation between two men.
Police found a man, 24, unconscious when they arrived at the scene.
He was rushed to St Vincent’s Hospital with a suspected fractured skull, where he remains in a critical condition.
A man suffered a suspected fractured skull after he was allegedly knocked unconscious outside popular Sydney Irish pub Scruffy Murphy’s (pictured) on Friday night
A Redfern man, 25, was arrested at the scene and taken to Day Street Police Station.
He was charged with reckless grievous bodily harm and bailed to appear at Downing Centre Local Court on July 25.
A popular nightspot, Scruffy Murphy’s is also one of NSW’s most violent venues with police called to 13 assaults there in 2017
Police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident as they wait to speak to the alleged victim.
Scruffy Murphy’s was one of nine Sydney nightspots that was recently named and shamed on Liquor and Gaming NSW’s latest most violent venues list.
It was ranked 11th most violent on the list with the police called to 13 assaults there in 2017.
A man was rushed to St Vincent’s Hospital (pictured) following the alleged attack in Sydney
The incident wasn’t the only alleged assault in Sydney on Friday night.
A man, 27, is recovering in Westmead Hospital after he was allegedly stabbed in a brawl at a St Marys pub in western Sydney.
A man, 18, a boy, 17, and a girl, 17, were arrested following an extensive police search.
They were each charged with being armed with intent to commit an indictable offence, and affray and were all bailed to appear in court on July 3.
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