The management of the establishment explained to the Australian press that the young man was expelled because of his "turbulent" behavior.

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  • Strangled then left unceremoniously.

    Images of a violent eviction from a bar in Melbourne, Australia have gone viral.

  • The young man would have been dragged this way because he was not wearing a mask, say accounts which relayed images of the eviction.

  • According to the Australian press, the victim was taken out due to "turbulent" behavior.

A surge of violence due to the absence of a mask?

Video of a security guard strangling and then dragging a teenager out of a hotel bar has gone viral.

The images, shot in Melbourne, sparked outrage.

"On 25/11/2020, in Melbourne, Australia, because he was not wearing a mask, a teenager was brutally taken out of a pub by the security guards," explains La Chaîne qui pique, which relayed the images on YouTube.

These were also relayed on Facebook.

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In the video, the young man is not wearing a mask.

However, this is not the reason for his expulsion, according to Australian channel 7news, which published the images.

"The management of the hotel declared that the teenager had been expelled from the establishment [for the first time] because he was too turbulent, but that he had climbed a fence to join his comrades", advance our colleagues .

Images show him climbing a fence.

The young man is then escorted out of the bar, but comes back "running" for a drink.

The security guard then grabs hold of him, strangling him.

The young man lost consciousness, according to witnesses, then was dragged unceremoniously out of the establishment.

The 18-year-old victim explained that he did not remember what happened at that moment.

The guard has been fired, according to 7news.

The incident took place on November 14, according to police, who confirmed they had opened an investigation.

After 111 days of confinement, bars reopened in Melbourne on October 28.

Wearing a mask is compulsory indoors, and outdoors when a distance of 1.5 meters cannot be respected.

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