Police have caught a man on the run for a day over charges for allegedly assaulting a former Cats player.
Victoria Police said officers caught Mohammad Al Wahame, 18, yesterday after he skipped court to answer the charges relating to Paul Brown.
“A warrant was issued for the arrest of an 18-year-old man after he did not turn up to court on Monday,” a Victoria Police spokesperson said.
“The man was arrested later that night and was bailed by police to appear in Shepparton Magistrates’ Court at a later date.”
Mr Brown was left in a serious condition after Mr Al Wahame allegedly hit him in Shepparton on 30 October.
Police believed that the former Cat was knocked backward, fell and hit his head on concrete pavement.
Mr Brown was admitted to Goulburn Valley Base Hospital with a fractured skull and breeding on the brain.
He was transferred to Melbourne’s The Alfred hospital after his condition deteriorated.
Mr Brown eventually regained consciousness, with media reports in November indicating doctors expected him to make a full recovery.
Geelong recruited Mr Brown from Echuca in 1990.
He debuted the same year and went on to play 88 games and kick 66 goals for the Cats before leaving the club in 1998.
He played in Geelong’s 1994 and 1995 grand finals.
Mr Brown now part-owns a trophy store in Shepparton.
