A man, left, has been charged over the assault of Simon Cramp. Credit:Kate Geraghty Two other men also presented themselves to police but were released without charge pending further investigations. The announcement by police came as Mr Cramp, 26, was moved from the intensive care unit at Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital to the general ward. Mr Cramp was allegedly assaulted on George Street in the city in the early hours of Sunday morning. Police have been told Mr Cramp, from Cremorne Point, was assaulted by a group of about three men, who were accompanied by three women, about 3am on Sunday.

First words: Simon Cramp. Credit:Facebook He was standing under the awning of a McDonald’s restaurant when he allegedly was set upon by the group who, minutes earlier, had been allegedly involved in a separate brawl with another group of men a short distance away. About 8.30am on Tuesday, two men arrived at The Rocks police station with their lawyers. A police spokeswoman said they had not been arrested, and were assisting with the investigation. Simon Cramp's parents, Angela (centre) and Phillip Cramp, are staying close to their son at St Vincent's Hospital. Credit:Ben Rushton The barrister for one of the men, John Korn, said his client contacted him on Monday night saying he wanted to go to police.

"[He] came here completely of his own accord," Mr Korn said. "I spoke with police last night and we made a mutually convenient time to come here this morning." Bashed: Simon Cramp. Credit:Channel Seven Our son is living a nice life, having fun, doing what normal people do. To end up in life support at St Vincent's because he was out with his friends in George Street in Sydney is just dreadful. The third man presented himself to police later in the day and was later charged. 'We shouldn't have that'

Mr Cramp’s mother, Angela, told Macquarie Radio late on Monday that her son had opened his eyes after two days in an induced coma. "He started sort of coming awake, and we were talking to him, he sort of fluttered his eyes and said ’Hey mum, what’s happened?’," she told the radio network. Mrs Cramp says her son, who grew up in Goulburn before moving to Sydney for work, is a very active person who enjoys running, skateboarding and snowboarding and he still has a lot of healing to do. "It's been horrific," she said. "Our son is living a nice life, having fun, doing what normal people do. To end up on life support at St Vincent's because he was out with his friends in George Street in Sydney is just dreadful. That's wrong, we shouldn't have that in our community. Our community has to do something about this."

Mitch Gardiner watched the first fight and then looked on as the men walked up the street and attacked his friend out of nowhere, saying they were just in the "wrong place at the wrong time". "I thought he was dead instantly," Mr Gardiner said. "Just sheer terror, his head bounced off the ground and I was just looking at his chest to see if he was still breathing because I feared the worst." Mr Gardiner rushed to his friend's aid but said he had to push the attackers away who continued to act "aggressive" even after Mr Cramp hit the ground. "I just want my friend to get better," Mr Gardiner said. "I want them brought to justice but at the end of the day all I'm thinking about is my friend up there who is struggling." "Detectives believe the three men and three women shown in the CCTV footage may be able to help with their inquiries," police said.

Earlier on Monday, acting Rocks police superintendent Tony Bell compared the incident with the fatal attack on Thomas Kelly in Kings Cross last year. Mr Kelly, 18, died last July two days after being king hit as he walked along the street during a night out with his girlfriend. Superintendent Bell said shortly after 3.20am on Sunday there was a brawl involving two groups of people outside an all-night fast food restaurant on the corner of George and Bridge streets. One man was injured in that altercation. Soon afterwards a group of men launched what appears to be an unprovoked attack on Mr Cramp about 30 metres down the road.

"He's just there with his group of friends, doing nothing wrong at all," Superintendent Bell told Fairfax Radio. "This could have been another Thomas Kelly incident - an innocent bystander doing nothing wrong, out having a great night ... with his friends and copping a punch to the head for no reason," he said. with AAP

