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Former Australian Test cricketer David Hookes "technically died" and was revived by ambulance paramedics after being assaulted on Sunday night.
Clark Forbes, the program director at Melbourne radio station 3AW, where Hookes is a member of the on-air team, said the Victorian state cricket team coach was assaulted in the street not far from a late-night hotel in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda.
Hookes was taken to the Alfred Hospital where he is currently in a coma in the intensive care unit.
"David sustained serious head injuries and he's in a coma," Mr Forbes told Sydney radio station 2GB.
"I have to say he's not in a good way."
Mr Forbes said the attack was so brutal that ambulance paramedics worked to revive Hookes for half an hour.
"Technically he died, he was revived on the footpath outside the hotel concerned, which is a St Kilda late-night pub where the (Victorian state cricket) team had been celebrating yesterday's win over South Australia."
"He was there with a number of team mates, they were all having a very pleasant evening and he was involved in this incident."
Mr Forbes said he did not know exactly what happened to spark the attack.
Mr Forbes said there was concern about Hookes sustaining brain damage.
"I think that's all our fears, when you've been out that long you've got to wonder what kind of effect it will have on a person."
Victorian Police said they were questioning a 22-year-old St Albans man over the assault.
Clark Forbes, the program director at Melbourne radio station 3AW, where Hookes is a member of the on-air team, said the Victorian state cricket team coach was assaulted in the street not far from a late-night hotel in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda.
Hookes was taken to the Alfred Hospital where he is currently in a coma in the intensive care unit.
"David sustained serious head injuries and he's in a coma," Mr Forbes told Sydney radio station 2GB.
"I have to say he's not in a good way."
Mr Forbes said the attack was so brutal that ambulance paramedics worked to revive Hookes for half an hour.
"Technically he died, he was revived on the footpath outside the hotel concerned, which is a St Kilda late-night pub where the (Victorian state cricket) team had been celebrating yesterday's win over South Australia."
"He was there with a number of team mates, they were all having a very pleasant evening and he was involved in this incident."
Mr Forbes said he did not know exactly what happened to spark the attack.
Mr Forbes said there was concern about Hookes sustaining brain damage.
"I think that's all our fears, when you've been out that long you've got to wonder what kind of effect it will have on a person."
Victorian Police said they were questioning a 22-year-old St Albans man over the assault.
