THE brother of a teenager allegedly punched outside a Sydney McDonald's says that in the moments after his brother went down, he thought he'd been killed for talking to a girl.
Alexander McEwen, 19, and his brother Lance McEwen-Henderson, 21, were standing on a one-metre-tall retaining wall at the fast food restaurant car park in Penrith when they were allegedly approached by a man about 1.30am (AEDT) on Saturday.
Police allege the man punched both brothers, knocking the younger McEwen over the wall where he struck his head and lost consciousness.
The teen was rushed to Nepean Hospital, where he is being treated for a fractured skull and damage to his spine.
His brother Lance suffered facial injuries, including a cut lip, and has told the Seven Network the attack came after a young woman in the car park posed for a photograph with Alexander.
He said it was his brother's first big night out since arriving from Auckland, New Zealand.
"I was just freaking out because you never like to see your younger brother on the ground," Lance told Seven.
"I thought he was dead, to be honest.
"Some guy was holding his head up and I was just screaming, 'Call the ambulance, call the ambulance'."
The alleged attacker, Corey Beard, 21, appeared at Parramatta court on Sunday where he was granted conditional bail.
Beard was charged with offences including recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm to the teenager as well as assaulting his brother.
He was also charged with possessing steroids after police allegedly found 13 vials of the drug during a search of his home on Saturday.
During the bail application, Sergeant Belinda Laughton told the court the alleged assault had been captured on CCTV and there was a strong prosecution case.
But the Legal Aid lawyer representing Beard said he had told police he had acted in self-defence.
The court heard that an argument appeared to have broken out between the men after Beard and an unknown man approached women who were with the brothers.
Magistrate Anthony Marsden said it was not evident from the facts tendered to the court as to whether alcohol was involved.
He said it appeared Beard was walking from the nearby Peach Tree Hotel when he came across the brothers at the fast food restaurant.
It was another "regrettable" incident "involving violence between young men", he said.
Beard was granted conditional jail to appear at a later date.
The McEwens' father Rodney said the family in New Zealand had heard about Sydney's recent spate of high-profile one-punch attacks.
"We'd seen the publicity about king-hits in Australia, in the Cross," he told Seven.
"The drinking culture is out of control."
On New Year's Eve, 18-year-old Daniel Christie was taken to St Vincent's Hospital after being punched in the face at Kings Cross.
Mr Christie was attacked close to the spot where teenager Thomas Kelly was fatally punched last year on a night out with friends.
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