Man arrested over crime spree that shocked Australia when horrific photos emerged of bloody pensioner beaten to a pulp is unmasked - as the 84-year-old victim lies in a coma almost a week later
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- Emilio Lombardi assaulted outside his home in Perth on Sunday night
- Two men have been arrested over sickening assault of an 84-year-old
- One of them Quade Karsum Jones, 28, was arrested at train station in city's south
- Police also carried out raid at his home following the arrest on Thursday morning
- WA Premier Mark McGowan called the alleged attack 'shocking and appalling'
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Quade Karsum Jones, 28, (pictured) has been arrested over an alleged horrific crime spree which has left pensioner Emilio Lombardi in hospital in an induced coma
One of the two men arrested over an alleged crime spree that has left an 84-year-old pensioner fighting for his life has been identified.
Police arrested Quade Karsum Jones, 28, on Thursday over the assault of a Emilio Lombardi, who was allegedly bashed with a car mirror and remains in a coma fighting for life.
Mr Lombardi suffered a broken nose, eye injuries and numerous deep cuts after he was attacked outside his home in Cannington in Perth's south on August 16.
Mr Lombardi is in a critical condition at Royal Perth Hospital after allegedly being slashed with pieces of a mirror broken off his car.
Jones and a 24-year-old Armadale man were arrested on Thursday after police stepped up efforts to find the alleged perpetrators amid widespread public disgust at the attack on an elderly man.
Jones was taken into custody at Kelmscott Railway Station before police carried out a raid on his family home in Seville Grove in south-eastern Perth.
Detectives questioned Jones and the other man late into the night on Thursday but charges were yet to be laid.
Holding back tears on Thursday as she announced the arrests, Cannington Acting Detective Sergeant Alexandra Hill said police were 'stoked' a breakthrough had been made following the alleged 'cowardly, disgusting and appalling act'.
'This kind of incident is sickening and will no doubt leave a lasting impact on this victim for the rest of his life,' she said.
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Acting Detective Sergeant Alexandra Hill said the alleged attack was a 'cowardly, disgusting and appalling act'
Jones' home was raided by police following his arrest in Perth's south-east on Thursday morning
Jones was arrested on Thursday morning at Kelmscott Railway Station suspected of being involved in the sickening assault of the helpless pensioner
Pictured: Police using a battering ram to carry out a raid on Jones' home in Seville Grove
Jones (pictured) was arrested along with a 24-year-old Armadale man
Western Australia Police said they had received an 'overwhelming response' from the community since they first shared photos of Mr Lombardi's gruesome wounds.
Footage has emerged of the pensioner smiling and laughing in happier days - before he was allegedly set upon on Sunday when he went out into his front yard to investigate a disturbance.
Two men were also accused of bashing his neighbour at a nearby intersection where they tried to spray paint into his eyes.
The neighbour described the attack as 'terrifying'.
'They came out of nowhere. I was kicked and punched,' he told Nine News.
'One of them tried to spray paint into my eye.'
CCTV footage from a nearby property shows two shadowy figures walking through a backyard on Sunday evening.
A police forensic team conducted testing at a property about two kilometres away in an attempt to find DNA evidence which could help find those involved.
Footage has emerged of Mr Lombardi smiling and laughing before he was allegedly set upon when he went out into his front yard
The 24-year-old man was arrested in Yanchep in Perth's far north as part of their investigation into the alleged assault
Jones was taken into custody at Kelmscott Railway Station after police said they received an 'overwhelming response' to their appeal for information into the alleged attack
Two men aged 24 and 28 were arrested on Thursday in relation to the 'terrifying' alleged crime spree
CCTV footage from a nearby property shows two shadowing figures walking through a backyard on Sunday evening
There were at least five other reports of damage and disturbance in surrounding areas on the night of Mr Lombardi's assault.
The incidents were reported on Derisleigh Street, Henry Street, Burge Way, Railway Parade and Central Terrace between 6pm and 8pm.
The vicious assault garnered so much attention from West Australians that Premier Mark McGowan flagged the issue in parliament.
'Attacking an 84-year-old man is a shocking and appalling thing for anyone to do, and the police are looking to deal with that matter as quickly as they possibly can,' Mr McGowan said.
Mr Lombardi's neighbour described the gruesome scenes he was faced with after hearing the commotion outside.
'I went to see what's going on and there was all blood along the front of the patio,' one neighbour told 7News.
A police forensic team carried out tests at a property about two kilometres away in an attempt to find DNA evidence which could help solve the case
Emilio Lombardi, 84, was allegedly assaulted outside his home in Cannington in Perth on August 16, suffering gruesome injuries (pictured)
Mr Lombardi left his home on on Henry Street East at about 7pm to investigate a disturbance happening outside his property when he was allegedly assaulted
'I looked inside and there's blood and guts inside the house.
'He's just a hell of a nice guy, grows veggies out the back, brings them over to us, just one hell of a guy.'
Acting Detective Sergeant Hill said Mr Lombardi had lived in the area for 40 years.
'They are horrific, horrific injuries that this man has sustained to his face. People should be able to feel safe in their own homes.'
Det-Sgt Hill said Mr Lombardi's family were 'shaken up' by the brutal assault.
'They are devastated ... It's been a very long week for them,' she said.
Det Sgt Hill said there appeared to be no motive behind the brutal bashing.
The victim's ute, which was left with a smashed window and bloodstains, is being used in the police investigation.
Mr Lombardi's neighbour (pictured) described him as 'just a hell of a nice guy'
