A homeless man is fighting for life after being stabbed by a group of "extremely cowardly" teenagers before stumbling into a nearby bar for help.
Emergency services were called to the Sporting Globe Bar and Grill Bendigo, in Central Victoria, about 9pm on Thursday, Victoria Police said.
The 41-year-old man was treated by paramedics before being taken to hospital in serious condition with suspected stab wounds.
Police believe he had been sleeping rough and was set upon by a group of youths following an altercation in nearby Bath Lane.
Detective Acting Sergeant Justin Ludeman said the attackers, believed to be teenagers, fled and left the injured man to search for help.
"Their behaviour is extremely cowardly," he told reporters on Friday.
