An apprentice tradie making extra money working weekends at McDonald's has been left bloodied and bruised after being set upon by thugs.
Khoby Dawson, 22, was working a late night shift at the Raymond Terrace restaurant, north of Newcastle, on March 16 when the group of up to 10 unruly teens started causing trouble about 1.20am.
Mr Dawson had asked them to leave the restaurant because they were drinking alcohol and the group became infuriated.
CCTV footage from inside the restaurant shows the group taunting the apprentice plumber over the counter and throwing plastic utensils at him and other staff.
They then started to push him and yelled 'do you want to fight' before one of the them is captured punching him in the face, sparking a brawl.
Khoby Dawson, 22, is pictured being attacked
The footage captured Mr Dawson being hit in the head numerous times before his co-worker, Luke, started to fend them off with a grill scraper.
Both workers attempted to flee behind the counter as the group continued to push forward.
The attack left Mr Dawson with a bloody nose and a gash over his left eye.
He credited Luke for bravely stepping in, saying 'if he wasn't there I don't know what the outcome could've been'.
The restaurant 18-year-old manager had hid in a back room for the entire altercation as they called police, who arrived about 20 minutes later.
Police have since arrested and charged six boys aged between 13 and 17 over the incident.
All were granted strict conditional bail and are set to appear in a Children's Court on May 15.
A NSW Police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia that 'further arrests are expected' as investigations continue.
Anyone with information has been urged to contact police.
Mr Dawson called on McDonald's to increase security measures at the restaurant on weekends to protect their staff from similar incidents.
'I'd like to see changes to the policies and stuff allowing us to lock the front doors to stop a whole crowd of people coming in when we have limited staff on,' he told 9News.
Khoby Dawson, 22, was left with a bleeding nose and a gash above his eye from the attack (pictured) at the McDonald's in Raymond Terrace
A McDonald's Australia spokesperson said the 'safety and wellbeing of our people and customers is our top priority'.
'We have a zero-tolerance policy for anti-social behaviour and do not accept abuse, intimidation, threats or violence towards our employees or customers.'
The spokesperson added the Raymond Terrace restaurant already has a number of safety procedures including 24-hour CCTV and alarms.
The restaurant recently brought in security guards on 'overnight shifts from Friday to Sunday'.
'We will continue to provide our full support to crew and their families, as well as regularly review safety procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our people and customers,' the spokesperson said.
