Upgraded charges likely if alleged one-punch victim dies after life support is turned off A man has faced court over an alleged one-punch attack in Northbridge that has left a man fighting for life. THE life support of a 23-year-old man was expected to be switched off today, 11 days after he was allegedly punched in Northbridge, a court was told. Abbas Al Jarood, 22, of Girrawheen, appeared in Perth Magistrates Court this morning charged with grievous bodily harm. Mr Al Jarood's lawyer, Ken Bates, said police had advised that the 23-year-old's life support was expected to be switched off this afternoon. The man is expected to die, Mr Bates said. A post mortem will be conducted and the GBH charge may be upgraded, he added. Bail was not applied for and Mr Al Jarood was remanded in custody to appear via video-link at Perth Magistrates Court on Monday, January 13. Earlier, WA Police said the 23-year-old was at Euro Kebab, on Aberdeen Street, Northbridge, in the early hours of December 17 when a fight broke out among a number of patrons. He was standing near the road and behind a waiting taxi when he was allegedly punched once on the side of the head, the police statement said. He was taken to hospital with a severe head injury, but his condition deteriorated over the following days and he was placed on life support.