Police hunt for three axe-wielding men after 'short, intense' attack
Western Australia Police are calling for help to find three men they believe are behind a targeted gang attack with an axe and baseball bats at a suburb in Perth's north-east.
A man was walking to his room at a Bayswater hotel on Saturday April 15 when three men jumped out of a silver Mazda and approached him with the weapons.
"There they assaulted the victim and he suffered serious injuries," Detective Senior Sergeant Anthony Thompson said.
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Police are calling for information about three men and a getaway driver. WA Police
The three men allegedly assaulted a man with an axe and baseball bats. WA Police
Thompson described it as a "short, intense" assault.
Thompson said the man suffered "multiple lacerations on his back, lacerations to his head, he received a fractured skull and subsequent bleeding on the brain".
"Suffice to say it is very conceivable the victim may have died from his injuries. It is a very serious assault," Thompson said.
The victim is now in a stable condition.
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Police believe the attack is gang-related. WA Police
Police are appealing for any information about the attack. WA Police
Thompson said police believe it is a targeted gang-related attack due to the "manner the offenders approached the victim".
Thompson the three men are quite tall, strong build men but they are completely covered up making it difficult to identify.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
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