More and more information coming out, makes me feel sick. He was attacked twice;
Jesse Ryder was attacked twice in quick succession, suffering serious head injuries in the second part of what a witness called a 'Jesse hate fight'.
Ryder is now in a critical condition and in an induced coma in Christchurch Hospital. He has suffered multiple injuries that include a fractured skull.
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Detective Senior Sergeant Brian Archer said the first altercation was outside Aikmans bar and the second was outside McDonald's. It was the second attack in which Ryder sustained his most serious injuries.
The first incident involved two or three people. Police believed two of them then followed Ryder to the McDonald's carpark, where one of them attacked him a second time.
Police were still working to understand any motives for the attack.
CCTV footage is available and police are confident the attackers were caught on camera. But police are yet to publicly release photos or footage, suggesting they have suspects.
A full scene examination had been completed at both sites but police said they had found "nothing of significance".
Archer said most of Ryder's team mates were in McDonald's ordering food when he was attacked.
Alcohol was not an aggravating factor in the attack, which was witnessed by about 10 people, Archer said.
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