'Cane attacker' fails to show in Qld court

An arrest warrant has been issued for a Gold Coast man who allegedly attacked a man with a cane after accusing him of sexually assaulting a teenage girl.

The warrant was issued for the man, who can't be named for legal reasons, after he failed to turn up to the Southport Magistrates Court on Tuesday, a court official said.

His victim suffered head wounds in the assault, which happened outside the same courthouse in July last year.

The man faces one charge of assault occasioning bodily harm while armed in company.