MELBOURNE: 5 arrests after brawl
Melbourne Divisional Response Unit detectives have arrested five men in relation to an alleged serious affray at a Southbank licensed premises.
It is alleged that a brawl took place overnight on November 15 at the premises on Southbank Boulevard.
It is alleged that four males from NSW were assaulted in a bathroom by two males, before the altercation continued into another room.
All those allegedly involved had left the area once police arrived.
The four males attended a hospital hours later.
A 28-year-old man sustained non-life-threatening injuries, and the three other victims aged 24, 26 and 32 sustained minor injuries.
Detectives from Melbourne’s Divisional Response Unit have been investigating the alleged incident, which was filmed and circulated on social media.
This resulted in eight search warrants being executed on Wednesday, January 21, at three properties in Point Cook, two in Altona North and one each in Altona Meadows, Hoppers Crossing and Laverton. Five men were arrested, including a 29-year-old man from Altona Meadows, a 22-year-old man from Point Cook, an 18-year-old man from Hoppers Crossing, and two 18-year-old men from Altona North.