I'm with Tegal on the unprovoked attacks, I was walking along Courtenay Place in my younger days, with two male, and three female friends, a group of 6 guys were standing on the side of the street, saw us coming stepped out 3 in front, and 3 behind us, one asks "What ya looking at" I say nothing and try to step around him, his mate behind me grabs my shoulders and the guy in front headbutts me, breaking my nose, when they see the amount of blood they all take off.
This sort of thing DOES happen unprovoked.
Back on topic, the reporting of this is disgraceful, he is the victim here and as police have said, alcohol was NOT involved so how does his drinking even matter?