Busker dressed as a pencil is rushed to hospital after bystander bashes him with his own ukulele
- The man was performing a parody of 'I Will Survive' in Adelaide's Rundle Mall
- Footage showed a man pick up the Fringe performer's ukulele from its case
- The Californian busker was taken to hospital for treatment of a head wound
A Californian busker dressed as a pencil has been assaulted after a bystander used grabbed his ukulele and used it to attack him.
Matt Eberhart was performing a parody of 'I Will Survive' in Adelaide's Rundle Mall when he was targeted at noon on Wednesday.
Video footage showed a man pick up the Fringe performer's instrument from its case and begin to walk towards him.
A Californian busker (pictured) dressed as a pencil has been assaulted after a bystander allegedly took his ukulele and hit him over the head with it
The attacker then attempted to hit the man with the mini-guitar before landing a blow to the performer's head.
Witnesses then jumped on the man and held him down until police arrived.
Mr Eberhart held a cloth to his head and asked bystanders to give him money as he'll 'need a new ukulele', according to the Advertiser.
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The busker was taken to hospital for treatment of a head wound.
'It is one thing to punch a guy, it is another thing to take his stuff and hit him with it,' he told 7 NEWS.
'If you want to fight me, fight me with your fists.
Video footage showed a man pick up the Fringe performer's ukulele from its case and begin to walk towards him
Passersby then jumped on the accused and held him down until police arrived
'Even then - I am a lover not a fighter. I don't like to fight.'
A 29-year-old man was arrested.
He is expected to be charge with property damage, theft, possessing a controlled drug and assault.
