melbourne Nov 18 (TIE)Ballarat Criminal Investigation Unit detectives have charged two males after an assault in Ballarat last night.
It’s alleged two males assaulted a man with a meat cleaver on Little Bridge Street on Tuesday, 16 November just before 8pm.
The victim, a 31-year-old Golden Point man, was taken to hospital with a suspected serious facial injury.
Two males were arrested a short distance away.
A 30-year-old Ballarat East man was charged with a number of offences including intentionally cause injury, reckless conduct endangering serious injury, affray and assault with weapon.
He will appear at the Ballarat Magistrates’ Court today.
A 16-year-old Ballarat East boy was charged with affray, assault with weapon and possess controlled weapon.
He was bailed to appear at a court at a later date.