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The incident occurred on November 5 at a precinct in Tasmania, resulting in the victim suffering severe injuries An Indian-origin student, pursuing a master’s degree at the University of
Tasmania, is in a medically induced coma following an assault. The incident occurred on November 5 at a precinct in Tasmania, resulting in the victim suffering severe injuries. The victim,
in his 20s, underwent extensive brain surgery lasting several hours. The alleged perpetrator, identified as 25-year-old Benjamin Dodge Collings from Lenah Valley, was arrested by the police
and charged with criminal assault. Advertisement This offense carries a maximum sentence of 21 years in prison. Collings, who was granted magistrate bail, is set to appear in court on
December 4 to address charges that include assault, providing false information, resisting a police officer, and unrelated driving offenses. The University of Tasmania’s Media Director, Ben
Wild, said the establishment knows the incident. Asked what measures the university has taken to assist the student in these difficult times, Wild said they have been in regular contact with
the family and assigned a complex case manager to the case, along with translators, liaison, accommodation and other support. The case has gone through the court system as well and we are
very limited in what we can say, he said. Advertisement _With inputs from PTI_