Wangsa Maju district police chief Ashari Abu Samah told FMT that police have identified all the suspects involved in the early morning incident at Jalan Tun Razak, but were still searching for some of them.

Three men have been arrested.

According to Ashari, the victim was taken to Hospital Kuala Lumpur and is in a stable condition.

He said the man was drunk when the assault took place.

The case is being probed under Section 148 of the Penal Code for rioting with a weapon, which provides a five-year jail sentence, a fine or both, upon conviction.

A video of the brawl had gone viral on social media, showing the bloodied Australian getting beaten up by five to six men before eventually falling over.

One of the suspects was believed to have used a sharp weapon, resulting in cuts to the victim’s neck, body and palm.