A 60-year-old political volunteer was taken to the hospital following an alleged baseball bat assault outside his Torquay home. According to One Nation Victorian leader Warren Pickering, the altercation was sparked after the suspects interfered with party signage displayed on the property. A 37-year-old man from Hampton Park was remanded in custody on assault charges, while a 14-year-old co-accused received a police caution. The attack comes alongside an active police probe into an October incident where a car drove toward Liberal MP Georgie Crozier.
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Campaigners and lawmakers across multiple parties face mounting security threats ahead of…: Campaigners and lawmakers across multiple parties face mounting security threats ahead of the 28 November state election.
The alleged Torquay assault was triggered by the targeting of political signage on a priv…: The alleged Torquay assault was triggered by the targeting of political signage on a private residential property.
Federal and state leaders from One Nation organized hospital visits to support the injure…: Federal and state leaders from One Nation organized hospital visits to support the injured 60-year-old volunteer.
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A man and boy have been arrested after a One Nation volunteer was allegedly attacked with a baseball bat outside his home on Victoria’s Surf Coast.
Police on Tuesday confirmed they arrested a 37-year-old Hampton park man and a 14-year-old boy over the incident, which occurred at a Torquay home on Sunday night.
“Investigators have been told the males allegedly assaulted the victim at a premises on Scorpio Street about 7.45pm,” a police spokesperson said.
“It is believed they allegedly assaulted the man with a baseball bat before being arrested by attending units a short time later.”
The victim – a 60-year-old man – was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
One Nation’s federal leader, Pauline Hanson, and Victorian deputy leader, Colleen Harkin, were expected to visit the man in hospital on Tuesday morning.
The Hampton Park man was charged with intentionally causing injury and other assault-related offences was remanded in custody appear again on 10 November.
The boy was issued with a caution.
One Nation’s Victorian leader, Warren Pickering, said the alleged attack was on a party volunteer…
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