Merredin pub fight: Police charge man over brawl outside Bates Road venue on Friday night

Police have charged a man over a wild fight outside a Wheatbelt pub during which another man received serious head injuries. Northam detectives have charged a 24-year-old man over the serious assault that happened outside a licensed venue on Bates Road in Merredin on Friday. At about 11.55pm, a large group of people left the venue before a fight started between several people. “It will be alleged during the altercation the accused punched a 30-year-old male bystander in the head, causing him to fall unconscious and hit his head on the ground,” a police spokeswoman said. “The 30-year-old man was conveyed to Royal Perth Hospital by the Royal Flying Doctor Service for treatment of a head injury. He is in a serious but stable condition.” On Monday, the accused man was arrested by officers from the Joondalup rapid high harm offender response team in Butler. The 24-year-old Hines Hill man has since been charged with one count of grievous bodily Harm and one count of breach of protective bail conditions. He is due to appear before the Perth Magistrates Court on Tuesday.