Two men face attempted murder in motel manager stomping

Two Sacramento men brutally beat a 65-year-old San Bruno motel manager who had asked them to quiet down last weekend and now face attempted murder and aggravated mayhem charges, prosecutors said.

Vutoro Mualevu, 28, and Isei Tikoisuva, 21, are being held without bail in San Mateo County jail after being arraigned Tuesday. The two were part of a rowdy, drunken party at the Regency Inn on Saturday when other guests complained about the noise, authorities said. When the night manager, who prosecutors described as a "balding, grandfatherly looking man," asked the partygoers to quiet down, he was brutally attacked, authorities said.

Either Mualevu or Tikoisuva smashed a beer bottle in the manager's face and then the two men proceeded to stomp him as he lay on the ground, prosecutors said.

The manager, whose name was not released, is in critical condition and on a ventilator with numerous bone fractures, possible skull fractures and other injuries. Authorities feared he might die from his injuries, prosecutors said.

"They basically crushed his face," Chief Deputy District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said. "If he does survive, he's going to need multiple surgeries."