Teen hospitalised after Sydney axe attack

A 19-year-old man is in hospital after being assaulted at a fast food outlet in Sydney's inner west.

A teenager is in hospital after being assaulted with an axe in Croydon, in Sydney's inner west.

Police were called to a fast food restaurant on Parramatta Road just after 12.30am on Saturday following reports of an assault.

They were told a 19-year-old employee, who was taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, was confronted by a man with an axe before being assaulted. The man then left the store.


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