A nasty incident occurred at Melbourne Central yesterday, with a security guard physically assaulted by four youths, who were known to the guard.

The caller said that the guard was pinned against a display cabinet, punched and kicked repeatedly until he collapsed on the ground with a broken nose.

All four offenders fled the scene, if you have any information contact Crime Stoppers.

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