Horrifying moment wild fight breaks out before man is allegedly choked and left lying unconscious on the footpath
A horrific video has captured the moment a man was allegedly strangled and left unconscious on the pavement during a vicious late-night attack.
The video, posted to Reddit, appears to show a group of young men and another man wearing a white shirt getting into an argument on York St in Sydney’s CBD.
A young man can be seen pushing the man, who then talks to the group before another man comes behind him and puts his arm around his neck.
The man appears to be in pain and struggling as the other man holds him down.
The group then leaves and the video returns showing the man apparently unconscious on the sidewalk.
The video shows an alleged attack on York St in Sydney. A group of young people were seen fighting with an elderly person before someone pushed him and another grabbed him from behind
A NSW Police spokeswoman said they were aware of an incident on York St on Saturday evening.
“Police were called to a licensed premises in York Street, Sydney at around 10pm last night following reports of an assault,” she said on Sunday.
“Officers from the Sydney City Police Area Command attended and spoke to a 33-year-old man who was allegedly assaulted during an altercation with a group of men on the street earlier.”
According to police, the man suffered facial injuries and was taken to St. Vincent de Paul Hospital for treatment.
“An investigation into the incident is now underway,” the spokeswoman said.
York Street is a major thoroughfare in Sydney’s central business district, running from City Hall to Lang Park.
The alleged victim appears to be lying unconscious on the sidewalk after the alleged choking attack as the young men walk away
The alleged act of violence, which was posted to the Sydney subreddit late on Saturday, has left social media users sickened.
‘Just another night in Sydney. I don’t go to the CBD because you see this all the time,” one person wrote on the platform.
“Hopefully lots of CCTV footage so police can make quick decisions,” said another.
The video is 28 seconds long and provides no details about the moments before the fight or what was said between the parties.