Overview
- Security video shows a man in a high-visibility top speaking with pharmacy owner Russell Freyman before punching him in the face in what was described as an unprovoked attack.
- The assault left Freyman with bruising, facial cuts, and broken glasses, and the attacker ran from the Fitzroy Street shop soon after.
- Freyman’s wife, Charlotte, said they called Triple Zero, Australia’s emergency number, and then St Kilda police, yet waited about five hours for officers to arrive.
- Nine’s report notes Victoria Police were asked for comment, and no police statement was included as the matter remains under investigation.
- The Freymans, who have run the store for more than 35 years, say the past year and a half has felt far less safe, with what they describe as little visible policing in the area.