'My face was broken into pieces': Renowned US surgeon who was mercilessly beaten by a gang while walking back from the Australian Open with his son reveals his horrific injuries and thanks first responders for 'saving his life'

Jan 22, 2018 10:48 PM

And because we have free medical care he wasn’t handed hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

As an Australian, I am ashamed of those people who did that to him!! >_<

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

The local melbourne reddit page is insane, there is now a whole subreddit for just crime in r/melbourne as they banned crime post's.

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 2

Wow!

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

This is one of those times where they should be tried as adults.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I say off with their heads!

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I wonder if he will do numbers surgeries, travel to a mysterious place in Asia and learn magic

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

immigrants

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doesn't say anything happened to the son?

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And I thought rugby was violent sport. Tennis takes the cake.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Sorry, when?

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Can't we all just get along?

8 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Melbourne has turned into a shithole.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

That cunt

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Is Tasmania the island that Australia sends its criminals to?

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

No, Tasmania is where we send all of our... well, we're not sure what to call them. They're content to be away from us.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Tennis hooligans are the worst.

8 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

Can't tell if you're being sarcastic but there are some serious assholes in the stands when the Williams sisters play in Europe.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

We have had problems with “Serbian” tennis fans in the past but I don’t think these kids were anything to do with the tennis.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Non-Daily Fail link - https://www.9news.com.au/national/2018/01/22/16/56/us-father-and-son-allegedly-bashed-returning-from-australian-open

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

So... with the added word: "Allegedly"? He does look kinda beat up tho. Doesn't look like a liar. But hey, if you know more.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Aussie news is a bit different from the US, who knows?

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Me after reading “his face was separated from his skull”

8 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 0

Lefort fractures

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Yea sounds like a type 3

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

They're lucky he's not from Chicago

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Kinda like what happened to that mentally disabled girl

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Was it one of Melbourne’s ‘African gangs’ that has been in the news so much lately? The article didn’t say

8 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 4

Is that a thing? I mean, I know a ton of people from here go to Australia/New Zealand so that wouldn't surprise me.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

No, if it was it would say so because that is what the media wants to play up.

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 3

The muggers are minors so I suspect they aren’t allowed to publish any identifying information at all

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Once Australasia took everyone's guns away they left the gangs in control.

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You're wrong on so many levels

8 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 4

Yes give the gangs guns. That will make things better.

8 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 2

As someone from Melbourne tourists be warned it’s just the same as any other major city, don’t walk through parks at night and also near -

8 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

- the yarra river. The side with the restaurants is ok. Also stay away from the corner of Elizabeth and flinders streets at night.

8 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

As Australian can confirm and highly suggest this

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

YnJs ?

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

What?

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Young and Jacksons I think is the pub on the corner. When I used to go out that was the place to avoid. Maybe now it's Fed Sq.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Oh young and Jackson’s! Yes the Macdonalds next door is a bit dodgy but I think it’s closing. Further down flinders st is worse now.

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Sounds senseless

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8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Mugging in Australia is the kick the shit out of you than check your pockets. No a word spoken

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My uncle was drunk and got mugged in Sydney. My aunt saw, ran over and punched the mugger right in the nose. So proud.

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Australia has a bit of a problem with random alcohol-fueled bashings.

8 years ago | Likes 33 Dislikes 3

Imo Brisbane has a problem with alcohol fueled violence, melbourne has a problem with aggressive robberies. I've lived in both cities.

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

We have a problem with alcohol fueled everything.

8 years ago | Likes 16 Dislikes 1

As a Melbournian this makes me so angry, im super proud of my city always making top liveable city lists etc :(

8 years ago | Likes 61 Dislikes 2

As someone from brisbane, you can take your arty farty city and shove it.

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 2

as some whos closest shred of 'civilization' is Perth, you can both shove it

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Crinkies

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Shove it you

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

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At least he didn't end up like Dr. Strange...I mean, that would've totally sucked, right?

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Because he couldn't open carry.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 4

Apparently it was an attempted mugging.

8 years ago | Likes 88 Dislikes 1

But he broke their hands with his face and scared them off?

8 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

For an attempted mugging they spent way more time beating his face in.

8 years ago | Likes 19 Dislikes 0

Because some people are Actual cunts! It angers me hearing about someone who spends their life saving others being hurt like this!

8 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

Sure, some people are. But these particular shit stains have neither the depth nor the warmth to qualify.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

The more brutal an act of violence is, the lower the chance of surrounding people/victim retaliating

8 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

That’s really sad for the victims. Kind of like the murder of Kitty Genovese. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kitty_Genovese

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Nobody heard or saw Genovese.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Except that's false

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8 years ago (deleted Jan 23, 2018 3:02 PM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

The only things in Australia that won't try and kill you are *some* of the sheep.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Including the Australians.

8 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Especially Australians. Survival of the fittest applies to our tourism as well. We're basically real life Jurassic Park.

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Fun fact you can’t fast travel in Australia because enemies are always nearby.

8 years ago | Likes 59 Dislikes 0

Gold

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

????is it bad that this comment made me laugh ( not at the fact he was beaten),but because I love the irony of you surgeon asking why???????

8 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 3

Hello, is this your first trip to the Internet?

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Because there's assholes in the world...

8 years ago | Likes 180 Dislikes 1

But who was the asshole first?

8 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 4

Always three sides to a story. His. Hers... And the truck.

8 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

*truth lol

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

I, for one, would like to hear what the truck has to say

8 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

This is why I’m such an introverted anti social person. People can be real monsters. The courage and strength he emits is admirable!

8 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 2

Bro nobody is gonna beat your face in, go talk to someone

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 2

Dude, "carpe diem" has been around for about 2018 years. It ain't no joke. There's nothing to be afraid of. Don't hump owls tho.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

You have to look for the good people though. You have to. If you don't, the hate will eat you up and turn you into a cynical prick.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

And then those fuckers win. Don't let them.

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I'm a cynical prick and I approve this message.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Unless you believe that good or bad, nobody is in control of their actions.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Melbourne has its problems, but I'm really shocked this happened to a tourist during the Aus Open. It's usually a great tourist city.

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Isn't Apex down that way?

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Yeah, I’ve reallly never felt unsafe there. But I always avoid parks after dark..

8 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

I also live in Melbs. The only people who walk through the gardens at night are those looking for a fight.

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I live here. I wouldn’t walk through the gardens at night.

8 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

I agree. I lived there for years and didn’t feel safe in a lot of the city, especially at night.

8 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

It’s not just the “gangs” lots of drug addicts as well.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Yeah. I used to go to flinders st everyday and they would be there. One with a dog trying to bite people.

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That corner near Elizabeth street is bad too.

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Why? Did they catch them?

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I th8nk it said they caught five of them

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Caught 5 so far

8 years ago | Likes 26 Dislikes 0

Robbery/ caught some of them

8 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

Lock them up and throw away the key.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

At most, 1 or 2 years.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

...That was kinda the point behind Australia.

8 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Caught 5. Three 17 yr old boys and two 16 yr old girls. Crazy.

8 years ago | Likes 209 Dislikes 2

Jesus, how many fucking people does it take to rob a guy?!

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Is this related in any way to the crazy bitches in Victoria that beat the pulp out of a disabled girl for two hours?

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Almost certainly not as those offenders were 15, 15, and 12.

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I really don't believe in second chances for people that do this kind of thing. I hope they go away for a long, long time.

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I mean I'd prefer if we could somehow turn them into decent people that didn't do shit like that, but how we do that... Well

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Lock 'em in a cage full of Cassowaries.

8 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

If they don't serve time then they should add a felony on their records. So shit like this will always haunt them.

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Also when they turn adults and they look for jobs they can struggle to be employed. Let them feel regret and shame.

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

Not going to happen. Here in Aus sentencing, particularly for youth, is very lenient. At most 1 or 2 will end up serving a year or 2.

8 years ago | Likes 36 Dislikes 0

Thats sad. In some areas of the US, that kind of crime would damn near automatically get them tried as an adult. I hope they at least learn.

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Ideally, I hope they serve their time and became valuable members of society....granted, that's statistically unlikely with such a crime.

8 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

Time for gulag

8 years ago | Likes 118 Dislikes 0

They should send them to some kind of penal colony.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I would agree some kind of forced labor would be ideal.

8 years ago | Likes 19 Dislikes 0

Nah, the removal of limbs with a rusty saw would suffice.

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

No, because then they become a burden on society. A good year or 3 of breaking gravel in the Aussie sun though, that should do some good.

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