Detectives have appealed for public assistance to help identify two offenders after a serious assault of two men on Chapel Street, St Kilda on April 22, 2023.
Police understand the victims walked past the men on Chapel Street, standing next to a white Holden Commodore sedan, parked on the corner of Dickens Street at about 11pm.
One of the men yelled out to the victims who ignored him as they continued to walk north on Chapel Street.
Shortly after, one of the victims turned around and saw two men running up behind them.
Police were told a victim was punched in the face by a blonde man before he instantly fell backwards onto the footpath and lost consciousness.
The second victim was punched several times in the face and body by a man with dark hair, while he yelled that they didn’t want to fight.
The offenders then retreated and left the area in a white Toyota single-cab HiLux utility with a silver tray.
The first victim, a 35-year-old St Kilda man who was rendered unconscious, was hospitalised with serious injuries that turned life-threatening.
The second victim, a 35-year-old St Kilda man, was conveyed to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The first offender is described as being caucasian in appearance, approximately 180cm tall, with a blonde mullet and aged in his mid to late twenties.
The second offender is described as having olive skin, dark hair and shorter in stature. He is believed to be aged in his mid to late twenties.
Both men were wearing white tops at the time.
Detectives believe the offenders may have attended a ‘fight night’ at the town hall on Carlisle Street before the assault.
