Security guard bashed at Bakery Hill

Police were called to the McDonald’s Restaurant at Bakery Hill just at 3pm after a fight erupted between two teenage boys out the front of the store.

A witness, who wished to remain anonymous, said two security guards stepped in to break up the fight, however another teenager began attacking the security guards.

The witness claimed to be standing nearby when the fight broke out told The Courier the teenager who was aged in his late teens began spitting before becoming violent and launching at one of the security guards who was attempting to detain one the teenage boys involved in the initial fight.

The witness said the security guards then deployed their batons and detain the teenager but he was “out of control”. 

The Courier understands the security guards attempted to calm the teenager down and requested that he move on the from the area.

But the witness said the teenager refused to leave the scene and became increasingly violent before he head-butted one of the security guards.

Two police vans and an ambulance attended the scene.

The injured security guard was taken to the Ballarat Base Hospital by ambulance with minor facial injuries as precaution but he was released shortly after. 

Ballarat Police Sergeant Brett Robinson said police had obtained mobile phone video footage of the brawl and were investigating the incident.

“We can confirm that there was brawl yesterday afternoon at Bakery Hill in which security guards were involved,” Sergeant Robinson said.

 “We are still determining exactly what took place and we urge anyone with any information about the incident to please come forward and to contact police.”

“We are always concerned by incident that threatens or injures people or any type of brawls in public places that put other people at risk.”

He said no charges from the incident had been laid by police yet. 

He urged anyone who witnessed the brawl or any further information contact Ballarat police on 5336 6000.

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