Melbourne man's tooth knocked out during random attack

A 54-year-old man has been punched and threatened while stepping location from a nighttime retired successful Melbourne successful what he described arsenic an unprovoked attack.

Marty, who didn't want to supply his surname, told 9News he was cycling crossed nan Evan Walker Bridge to Flinders Street Station erstwhile he was approached by 2 young people.

"Just walked up and punched maine successful nan jaw," he said.

The Carnegie man called Triple Zero but nan brace past returned and threw his telephone successful nan Yarra River.

"It had pictures of my deceased mum connected it and different things that are irreplaceable," he said. 

The customer work worker was taken to infirmary aft his bony was knocked retired and he suffered bruising to his face.

"I felt my rima and my manus was just, yeah, location was a batch of humor coming out," he said. 

He said unit successful Melbourne's CBD appeared to beryllium increasing by nan day. 

"The random crime is conscionable ridiculous, for illustration maine going retired enjoying a nighttime and that happened, it's really wrong," he said.

Marty describes nan group arsenic being successful their precocious teens to early 20s, wearing jeans and Hoodrich branded jumpers.

Police person made nary arrests and nan investigation is ongoing. 

"They really request to get a life, they can't spell astir doing that," Marty said.

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