A 29-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly assaulted a 20-year-old man with a glass bottle at a hotel in a South Australian coastal town.
The younger man from Whyalla was found with serious injuries on Ocean Street in Victor Harbor about 12.40am today and was taken to hospital in a serious condition.
Police called for back up from the South Australia Police Special Tasks and Rescue Group to help find the alleged attacker.
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A 29-year-old man from Brooklyn Park was arrested at a nearby unit on Port Elliot Road in Hayborough.
He was charged with attempted murder, property damage and assault.
He was refused bail to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court later today.
"Police wish to reassure the public that this was not a random incident with both men known to each other," South Australia Police said in a statement.
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