Man hospitalised after his brother accidentally hit him on head with a chair aimed at someone else

Two brothers in Australia's Northern Territory, seeking to attack two men in a Darwin pub have been fined and one ended up in hospital after his sibling accidentally hit him on the head with a chair aimed at someone else.



The two West Australian men were drinking at a bar in Darwin's nightclub strip in Mitchell Street at around 7:30pm on Saturday, when they became aggressive, NT Police Superintendent Louise Jorgensen said.

"They became very drunk and were picking fights with other innocent patrons, and they honed in on two particular males," Superintendent Jorgensen said. But the would-be attack went terribly wrong for the men when one picked up a chair.



"One of the brothers picked up a chair to assault these males but instead he struck his brother over the head. The brother fell on the ground. He had a very nasty head laceration and some broken teeth. He was taken to hospital, and his brother was taken to the cells. Both received an infringement notice."