Four are charged over Scot's attack

FOUR teenagers, including two 13-year-old boys, appeared in court yesterday following an attack which left a Scottish tourist requiring brain surgery.

Mark Willis, from Glasgow, was assaulted after he got off a bus in the Rockdale area of Sydney with his girlfriend at about 3:25am local time on Wednesday.

The 25-year-old was allegedly struck several times on the head and fell to the ground, where he banged his head on the footpath and was knocked unconscious.

All four boys, who faced various charges, including affray and robbery, were refused bail and will appear again at court on 20 May.

Mr Willis's 26-year-old girlfriend, Jane McLean, was unhurt. The couple have been in Australia since November.