A Sudanese beatuy pagent after-party ended in a massive brawl in Melbourne's Clayton |
AN UGLY brawl that interrupted a beauty pageant after-party has left one man requiring plastic surgery to his slashed face and stab wounds on his hands.
The party, which took place after the Miss South Sudan Australia beauty pageant, attracted more than 1000 people to a Monash City Council hall in Clayton last night.
Detective Senior Constable Dean Trigger said the 28-year-old stabbing victim had intervened when he saw a friend involved in a brawl with approximately 15 Sudanese men, believed to be in their mid 20s, at 2.20am.
He was then attacked with a machete, hit in the mouth with the blade and stabbed in the hand three times.
The victim, from Hampton Park, also suffered welts after he was struck on the back with what police believe was a bike chain.
He was taken to hospital for surgery on his hand and lip. His friend, aged 32, was also taken to hospital with cuts to his ear.
"The victim was at the after-party for the Sudanese beauty pageant," Det Sen Constable Trigger said.
"He has left the hall and gone out for a cigarette, seen his friend in the brawl and he has gone across to assist his friend."
Twelve police and three dog squad units were needed to shut down the fight, during which bottles were thrown at a police van.
Yesterday's party had been advertised on the Facebook page for the Miss South Sudan Beauty Pageant Australia.
Today, the administrator of the Miss South Sudan Beauty Pageant Australia site posted on the Facebook wall telling people to watch the television news for "a review of our show is on tonight p.s. positive outcomes!''.
A pageant organiser said he did not know what sparked the fight.
"I didnt even know who was fighting or what they were fighting about," the organiser, Phillip, told radio station 3AW.
"I think the fights always start when two or three get into it, then it just gets out of proportion.
"I was really upset that there was a fight because at the end of the day it is damaging to the reputation of our community."
He said there were 10 security guards at the hall and no alcohol was being served.
A number of neighbours called 000 when the party got out of control, complaining about fighting and bottles being smashed.
The first officers who arrived at the scene were forced to wait for backup as they were pelted with glass bottles.
No officers were injured, but it took police two hours to bring the party under control.
No arrests have been made.
A spokesman for the Sudanese Community Association of Australia declined to comment.
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