January 17th, 2025Pair charged following Long Gully assault

Bendigo Crime Investigation Unit detectives charged two men earlier this week following an alleged serious assault in Long Gully last week.

It is alleged a man confronted the driver of a vehicle driving erratically on Sparrowhawk Road when he was seriously assaulted and then struck by a vehicle about 10pm on 9 January.

A 67-year-old Long Gully man was taken to hospital where he remains with serious injuries.

An 18-year-old Long Gully man was arrested on Sunday January 12, and charged with dangerous driving cause serious injury and other assault and traffic offences.

He had been remanded in custody to appear at Bendigo Magistrates’ Court on Monday (January 13).

A 19-year-old Kangaroo Flat man was charged with assault-related offences and bailed to appear at Bendigo Magistrates’ Court on 17 March.

This story based on a Victoria Police report