A security guard has died after he was allegedly punched in the head during an incident at a hotel in Sydney’s south.
Emergency services were called to a licensed premises on East Parade in Sutherland about 2am on Sunday.
Officers found a man, believed to be aged in his 30s, unconscious outside the hotel.
They performed CPR before the man was treated by paramedics but he died at the scene.
The man has not been formally identified.
A crime scene was established and an investigation has begun.
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Police were told the security guard was allegedly punched to the head by a patron following an altercation.
“It’s alleged the patron had been requested to leave the hotel prior to the assault,” NSW Police said in a statement on Sunday.
A 31-year-old man has since been arrested and taken to Sutherland Police Station.
Inquiries are continuing.