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Byron Bay park bashing leaves Canadian tourist with brain bleed

ABC Australia · Jun 8, 2026, 3:48 AM

Key takeaways

  • Byron Bay police are investigating a brutal assault in the town centre.
  • A Canadian tourist was left with a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain after a brutal assault at Byron Bay yesterday night.
  • The 28-year-old is in a serious but stable condition in the Tweed Valley Hospital.

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Byron Bay police are investigating a brutal assault in the town centre. (ABC News: Bruce Mac Kenzie)

A Canadian tourist was left with a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain after a brutal assault at Byron Bay yesterday night.

The 28-year-old is in a serious but stable condition in the Tweed Valley Hospital.

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