Two Caroline Springs men have been arrested over an alleged brawl at a Melbourne nightclub in which an 18-year-old suffering serious stab wounds.
Police have been told a brawl broke out in the toilet area of a nightclub on Little Chapel Street, about 1am on Friday, August 16, before spilling out into the street.
An 18-year-old man suffered serious stab wounds to his buttocks and groin area, before being placed in an induced coma. He underwent three emergency surgeries for injuries to his mid and lower body.
Six men were arrested in relation to the brawl, with a 19-year-old Caroline Springs man arrested at a home on Barn Elms Parade, Caroline Springs and charged with recklessly causing serious injury, assault-related offences, affray, and failing to comply with direction to assist. He appeared in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, where he was remanded to re-appear on Thursday.
An 18-year-old man from Caroline Springs was also arrested, along with a 25-year-old Donnybrook man, a 19-year-old South Melbourne man, a 24-year-old Narre Warren man, and a 21-year-old South Melbourne man, who was released after further enquiries.