Ballarat stomper flees to Melb airport

A man who knocked out a stranger by stomping on his head in Ballarat jumped on a bus to Melbourne airport shortly after the assault, police say

Victoria Police are searching for a caucasian man, aged between 25 and 40, with a large build who rendered another man unconscious about 3am on Friday.

It is believed a man fell over on Lydiard Street when he was approached by the unknown man, who kicked him in the face and walked off to hop on an airport shuttle bus.

The alleged perpetrator was wearing black pants, khaki green shirt with a light-coloured motif on the left, a red t-shirt underneath and a dark-coloured baseball cap.