A 28-year-old international student is still fighting for life at Royal Perth Hospital one week after being coward punched by a stranger at a fuel station, with friends and family desperately trying to raise funds to aid his recovery.
Sri Lankan-born Geeth Madushanka was randomly assaulted at the Nicolson Road BP in Langford about 10pm on May 25 while paying for fuel at the night counter.
Geeth Madushanka was studing in Perth from Sri Lanka when he was attacked.Credit: Facebook
Police allege he was pushed and then punched in the face by 30-year-old Cyril Benedict Garlett, before falling back and hitting his head on the concrete forecourt, rendering him unconscious.
Garlett was arrested after a member of the public followed him and provided police with information on his whereabouts.
It was his third alleged attack on a stranger that day, police also claiming he punched another man in his 30s who was approached by him in his car and attempted to attack a third at the same service station a few hours before.
Madushanka, otherwise known as ‘Malli’, had been studying in Perth since last February.
His family are now trying to raise money to help support his recovery.
Geeth Madushanka is still in ICU at Royal Perth,Credit: Facebook
“We are deeply saddened by this news and are coming together to support him during this difficult time,” they wrote on a GoFundMe page.