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POLICE have charged a man with hitting a girl, 3, with a chair during a fight at a Gosnells tavern last night.
The incident at Ogden's Bar & Grill on Albany Highway occurred about 11pm when the girl's parents were watching live entertainment with their daughter asleep alongside in a pram.
Police will allege that as a result of a verbal altercation, a male patron at the hotel picked up and threw a chair towards the girl's father.
The chair missed the father but struck the child in the head, police say.
She was taken to Princess Margaret Hospital for emergency treatment and stitching of a deep cut to her forehead.
Other members of the audience attacked the man, who broke free and fled.
Today the girl was undergoing surgery to determine the extent of her injuries, police said.
Armadale Detectives have charged a 34-year-old Gosnells man with aggravated unlawful wounding. He is due to appear in Armadale Magistrate's Court today.
Police are still asking anyone who witnessed the incident to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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