AN Australian man holidaying with his pregnant fiance is lucky to be alive after a brutal bashing
by security guards at Bali’s infamous Sky Garden nightclub in Kuta.
The allegedly unwarranted attack, which happened around 1am on Saturday, April 2, is believed to have stemmed from a confrontation with a local pickpocket operating in the club.
He required a steel plate in his head.
The man’s face was severely injured in the gangbashing.
It’s alleged several security guards gangbashed the Perth man, knocking him to the ground
where he was handcuffed then kicked repeatedly in the head, before taking his mobile phone
then dumping him on the street.
The 33-year-old underwent emergency surgery in Bali, and had a steel plate inserted in his skull,
and plastic surgery on his nose. A deep gouge in his eyebrow also required stitches.
The incident has been reported to Bali police, with police sources saying unwarranted attacks
on tourists by Sky Garden security guards are a regular occurrence, with several having been
previously arrested over similar attacks.
The club’s security is provided by Indonesian gang members.
Local authorities (Bendesa Desa Adat Kuta) have previously issued a final warning to the
notoriously violent club that they face closure if the bloodshed continues.
The man was rushed into emergency surgery in a Bali hospital.
The club featured in the 2013 Channel Nine special ‘Bali: The Dark Side of Paradise’.
During that special, Sky Garden’s former Australian security chief named only as ‘John’,
claimed he fled Bali after being threatened by gang members who put a gun to his head in the
club because he had started sacking security guards who were drugging and robbing patrons.
The Sky Garden club is the biggest and most popular club in the Kuta Beach area.
The victim has now returned to Australia after being given the allclear by doctors.
Police investigations are continuing.
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