AN IRISH MAN living in Australia is receiving treatment at a Sydney hospital following a serious assault in the early hours of Monday morning.
Kieran Cahill, a 26-year-old from Kerry, was attacked as he tried to intervene in a verbal altercation between a group of men and women.
He had been admitted to intensive care in an intubated state but is now said to be recovering well.
Police in New South Wales said the victim was “set upon” by three men out the front of a nightclub on Goulburn Street at about 1.50am on 25 February. His attackers had made “inappropriate comments” to a number of females in the vicinity and Cahill intervened, according to authorities.
“He was punched in the face a number of times and knocked unconscious. One of the males then stomped on the victim’s head a number of times.”
Michael Cahill, the victim’s father, told Radio Kerry today that his son is recovering from a number of surgeries.
“I just received a text from him there a while ago,” he said. “He was sorry he wasn’t able to contact us. He’s been going for operations…so he couldn’t contact us.
“He’s had surgery on his throat. He got a tube in this throat – his throat got stood on. He had surgery on his jaw, which was shattered in a couple of places.”
Two men, aged 24 and 26, were arrested shortly after the incident but a third person evaded police.
The 24-year-old has been charged with reckless grievous bodily harm in company. The 26-year-old was released without charge and police are still searching for the third suspect.
Police have released an image of a person who may be able to assist with inquiries in relation to the identity of the third man. The person is described as an adult male of Pacific Islander appearance, and is thought to have been wearing a green shirt, shorts, and black shoes. Investigators would like to interview the person about the matter.
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