| Kevin Joseph put in coma after bashed for no reason |
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| Written by Anthony Dowsley | |
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A MALAYSIAN student who got lost in the city was stalked and bashed for no reason, police say. Kevin Joseph, who arrived in Police believe the 19-year-old, who is living with his aunt in Mr Joseph was found unconscious on the footpath about . His attackers were seen fleeing south along Russell St. The confused student was on the phone to his cousin getting directions to his His devastated aunt, Ambika, said the cousin was traumatised. "Kevin was walking to his place. He (the cousin) heard it all on the phone and could not help him. He is in a state of shock." She said she had been on the phone for much of yesterday with Mr Joseph's mother in "My sister is in a pretty hard situation," she said. "There's slight bleeding on the surface of his brain. They don't know about his spine." She said her nephew had gone to the city to be with friends he had made at RMIT university. "He's a nice boy and he's not used to drinking," she said. "His parents aren't here so he might have drank a bit." Police were canvassing witnesses and scouring nightclubs between La Trobe and Russell streets to find leads on the culprits. CCTV footage emerged yesterday of the attackers fleeing. Senior Detective Jeff Carrucan said the victim was followed by three or four men, who might have been drinking, before he was "savagely" beaten. "This is completely senseless and unprovoked," he said. Mr Joseph was taken by ambulance to the Royal Melbourne Hospital where he was put in an induced coma to allow swelling to his brain to subside. Paramedic Andrew Gent said Mr Joseph had to be given sedatives after waking up to find officers working on him. "He sustained some pretty bad head injuries and initially was deeply unconscious," he said. "We loaded the patient and he became quite combative due to the nature of his injuries." Police yesterday urged any witnesses to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. |
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