POLICE are seeking a person who allegedly struck a man with a bottle near Hamilton station on Sunday afternoon.
Officers have established a crime scene in the area following the Beaumont Street incident, which police said occurred about 2pm.
A NSW Police spokesman said that a 45-year-old man was struck on the popular restaurant strip, leaving him bleeding but conscious and responsive.
The investigation is ongoing and no-one was in custody on Sunday afternoon, the spokesman said.
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