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A man is in hospital with critical injuries after he was allegedly run down by a car and attacked with a hammer near a popular Perth beach on Monday, police allege. The 29-year-old suffered serious head injuries and a severed lower leg in what authorities have described as a “harrowing incident”, with the man likely to have died if not for the intervention of an off-duty doctor and another member of the public.
“It is well known that had the victim not been rendered medical assistance by witnesses at the scene there is a likelihood that he would have lost his life,” Walsh said. “We are very, very thankful for the off-duty doctor and the member of the public who assisted ... this victim.” A 25-year-old man was also taken into custody just 14 minutes after the first emergency call was made to police. Police are still working out what relationship the men have and are trying to track down the hammer.
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