Man left with serious head injuries after being cronfronted by thugs at St Kilda Festival People pack the foreshore for the St Kilda Festival. POLICE are looking for witnesses to several violent incidents at this year's St Kilda Festival, one which left a man with serious head injuries. Around 10pm on Sunday February 10 a 23-year-old New Zealand man was walking with a male friend along Jacka Blvd when they saw a group of three men approaching. One of the group spoke to the men then allegedly hit him several times to the face. A witness attempted to chase the group but lost sight of them and called police. The victim sustained serious head injuries and remains in a stable condition at The Alfred hospital. One man has already been charged with intentionally causing serious injury, recklessly cause serious injury, intentionally cause injury and recklessly cause injury and will appear at Melbourne Magistrate's Court today. Witnesses say the group may have been involved in a number of other altercations in the St Kilda area that night. A witness told police they saw the group acting aggressively towards a woman on the beach near St Kilda pier and a man wearing a poncho on Jacka Blvd. Detectives from St Kilda Crime Investigation Unit are investigating and are keen to hear from anyone who had interactions with the group or witnessed these incidents.