Teenager fights for life after being beaten for 20 minutes in violent Perth street brawl

A 17-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being knocked unconscious during a violent street brawl in Perth on Friday night.

Student Kuol Akut was taken to Royal Perth Hospital in a critical condition after being savagely beaten during a brawl involving up to 250 teenagers.

Police said the fight broke out as a large group of people were leaving an 18th birthday party on Hainsworth Avenue around 11:20 p.m.

During the fight, up to 250 teenagers poured into the street brandishing knives, sticks and baseball bats.

Witnesses say the teenage victim was crawling on all fours in a desperate attempt to escape his attackers, but the group continued to beat him for at least 20 minutes.

“I could hear it, the thuds and all that,” a witness told 7 News.

Local resident Aaron Boudville added that there were crowds of people and noted that a car also crashed into the crowd.

“This car came and hit them all like it was bowling.”

Officers from the Task Force, Dog Squad and Regional Operations Group flooded the area where Mr Akut was found unconscious on a footpath near Hainsworth Park.

He was taken by ambulance to Royal Perth Hospital with head injuries, where he remains in a critical condition.

Mr Akut is believed to be a Sudanese refugee who came to Australia with his family who wanted to give him and his sister a better life away from the war in their own country.

The party was reportedly announced on social media and involved up to 100 gatecrashers.

The girl who organized the party told 7 News she tried to keep the event safe by banning alcohol and employing a security guard.

However, empty bags and other alcohol containers found on the street suggest these measures have not worked.

The 18-year-old said she was disappointed the fight broke out from her party and said she knew it started there because “there was no other party “.

Police are reviewing CCTV of the assault and are asking anyone with information about the fight to contact Crimestoppers, 1800 333 000.

Information break – February 21