Man sustains head injuries after assault – Orange (NSW)
Saturday 5 April 2014 – Source: NSW Police News
About 9.30pm on Saturday (5 April 2014), a 36-year-old man was at a hotel on Byng Street when he and another man were involved in a verbal argument.
Police have been told the 36-year-old was asked to leave the hotel.
As the man stood outside a door of the hotel, an altercation allegedly occurred between him and another man, resulting in the 36-year-old man falling backwards down a flight of stairs.
The man hit his head on the bitumen, sustaining an injury to the back of his head.
On Sunday 6 April 2014, the man attended Orange Hospital, where it was established he had sustained a fracture at the base of his skull and internal bleeding.
He was airlifted to Westmead Hospital in a stable condition. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
Police from Canobolas Local Area Command attended the hotel and established a crime scene.
Detectives are now appealing for anyone with information about the incident to come forward.