Eye witness accounts suggest that Ryder tried to fight back after four men unceremoniously attacked him at the Aikmans Bar in Merivale.In that incident it appears Jesse has been the victim of a serious assault and has suffered head injuries as a result. Ambulance and police were called about at 12.44am. Jesse was taken to hospital where he remains in intensive care.Consequently, the New Zealand cricketer is understood to have sustained severe injuries to the skull and is receiving treatment at the Christchurch Hospital.The hospital advise that Jesse is in a critical condition, he is in an induced coma as a result of suffering multiple injuries. He is still being assessed for a number of injuries and we are not prepared to discuss that any further.Detective Senior Sergeant Brian Archer told reporters in Christchurch: "An altercation has taken place on the footpath outside Aikman's involving Jesse and a group of at least two other males. The altercation was brief.Four dudes were just laying into him and absolutely smashing him on the ground. His shirt was ripped off and they were kicking him and punching him while he was down," added the source.Following that incident, Ryder and two other persons walked across the road towards McDonald's, where his Wellington team-mates had been purchasing some food. A second altercation has taken place at the entrance to the McDonald's car park, involving one of the males from the earlier group.
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