Two men charged over Hillsong assaults

Police have charged two men accused of assaulting Hillsong parishioners and a security guard in Waterloo.

Two men have been charged over the alleged assault of two parishioners and a security guard near an inner Sydney Hillsong church.

Police say a group of young men were on their way to Redfern station when they got into an argument with a second group about 9.45pm on Friday.

They allege the church's 33-year-old security guard intervened after he saw an 18-year-old struck in the face but was then himself punched in the head.

A third man, aged 21, was also assaulted before the second group left the scene.

The church has previously said their parishioners were going home after a youth meeting at the Waterloo church.

The injured guard was taken to St Vincent's Hospital with a bleed on the brain and fractured cheekbone where he remains in a stable condition.

One man has been charged with one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and one of common assault. The other faces two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

One is due in Burwood Local Court on Monday, the other in Downing Centre Local Court on May 22.


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