A 25-year-old man remained in critical condition Sunday night after he suffered severe head injuries last week when a group of men kicked, punched and hit him with a baseball bat near his home.

West Valley City police Capt. Tom McLachlan said a man who is believed to have swung the bat turned himself in Sunday night and is cooperating with police.

The assault occurred around 8:50 p.m. Friday near 4400 South and 3900 West, said West Valley City police Lt. Dalan Taylor. Four men and a relative of the victim apparently got into a fight several days ago and the relative was arrested, Taylor said.

Friday, the same men showed up at the victim's house and began taunting him and making threats. When the man came outside, the group punched and kicked him and began chasing him. Several houses down they caught him and continued to pummel him. A 21-year-old assailant hit him with the bat several times in the head and body, Taylor said.

The man who was arrested Sunday was booked into the Salt Lake County jail on suspicion of aggravated assault. No other arrests were made over the weekend, , McLachlan said.


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