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A father describes how his life has been irrevocably altered following an assault by two individuals on scooters in Albert Park.
Over two months after the incident, Satya Perumal continues to face difficulties with speech, each word a stark reminder of the violent encounter.
The 41-year-old was on his regular donut delivery route when he encountered two scooter riders performing wheelies amidst traffic.
“I asked them, ‘What are you doing?’,” Perumal recounted.
He explains that the road confrontation escalated to violence when he attempted to contact the police.
“It’s two guys, [they] hit me everywhere,” he said.
“Then I opened my eyes, two guys run away [and] take the motorbikes.”
Battered and bruised, Perumal has undergone major jaw surgery since the attack on December 13.
He is on the waitlist for a second operation and struggling to keep his family afloat.
“[I’m] like a poor man, I go out asking for money,” he said.
“The electric bill is already overdue, gas bill overdue. It never happened like this [before].”
A GoFundMe has been setup to help them in the short term but Perumal says he feels like he’s being ignored by investigators.
“The police say the case is closed,” he claims. “How you can close simply like that?”
Victoria Police insist the investigation is still active but they’ve hit a major roadblock.
There’s no CCTV from the scene, no new witnesses and Perumal’s boss says the truck’s dashcam wasn’t recording.
So for now, there’s no way to identify the attackers.
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