Two separate
incidents of violence were displayed within an hour of
each other at the Capital Entertainment Centre at the
weekend.
About
1.30am on Sunday, a 28-year-old man suffered a bruised
cheek after two men punched him in the face because of
his unwanted advances towards a woman on the dance
floor.
The
injured man retreated to the safety of the club's
cloakroom where he was discovered by security guards.
He was
questioned about the attack but those who assaulted him
are yet to be identified.
Less than
half an hour later, police were called break up a brawl
that had erupted inside the nightclub.
Amid the
chaos, a stool was thrown into a group of people on the
packed dance floor.
A
22-year-old man who suffered a bleeding nose was removed
from the premises but once outside turned and ran back
inside involving himself in the brawl again.
Security
and police then removed him again along with a
31-year-old man, stopped the violence and a number of
people were then moved on from the nightclub. Police and
security are now reviewing CCTV footage to identify the
people responsible for both attacks of violence.
Then at
4am, a third assault was reported outside the Black Swan
at North Wagga where two men were attacked by a group of
men suffering punches to the face and body.
Detective
Inspector Rod Smith said the behaviour shown on the
weekend was "typical of this time of year".
"We want
people to enjoy their night out and not be bothered by
patrons who can't handle their drink," he said.
Detective
Inspector Smith said people tended to linger on the
streets longer during summer.
"Individuals tend to hand around the streets longer
during the warmer months," he said.
"Also
because it is the festive season, it's more of a party
atmosphere for people and places do get crowded."
Mayor
Kerry Pascoe said there were penalties to deter
troublemakers but it ended up being the "licensed
premises that suffer the consequences if anything
happens inside them".
Coucnillor Pascoe said last weekend was just "one of
those weekends".
He said
the Wagga Safe Committee initiative was "wound up some
time ago", but council was still "more than happy to
assist police" when needed.
