Reveller, 21, who 'gatecrashed a music festival' is left with a shattered jaw and broken teeth after 'being glassed by a man'
- A 21-year-old man suffered severe injuries after being glassed at a music festival
- He gatecrashed the Rancho Relaxo music festival at Hastings near Melbourne
- The alleged attacker, Jonathan Ewington, handed himself to police on Tuesday
A reveller has suffered severe facial injuries after allegedly being glassed when he broke into a music festival near Melbourne.
The 21-year-old man had gone to the Rancho Relaxo music festival at Hastings on the Mornington Peninsula with a group of friends - but they were quickly asked to leave because they didn't have tickets.
As the man was walking out with a bag containing beer bottles, he was confronted by another man accusing him of stealing, according to 9News.
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The group were asked to leave and as the man was walking out with a bag containing beer bottles he was confronted by another man accusing him of stealing
After handing the bag over to be searched, he was allegedly hit in the face.
The man suffered a shattered jaw, broken teeth, and cuts and will require surgery.
The alleged attacker, Jonathan Ewington, handed himself into police on Tuesday.
He was charged with intentionally and recklessly causing serious injury and was released on bail.
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He maintained his innocence.
'There was no intention to hurt anyone. I was just interested in getting the bags that I thought they had stolen out of the tent,' the 36-year-old told 9News.
Officers want to speak to two female staff who were acting as security at the event, as witnesses say they yelled at the alleged attacker to stop.
The victim's friend Hari denied they stole any beer. 'The only thing we did wrong was us going to the party,' he said.
The alleged attacker, Jonathan Ewington, handed himself into police on Tuesday though maintains his innocence
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