A woman remains in hospital and two security guards were assaulted during a melee at an Orange taxi rank on Saturday night.
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Two men have been charged following the alleged assault of two security guards after they were refused entry to a near-by licensed premises at around 1am on Sunday morning.
The two men - aged 22 and 61 - accompanied by a 17-year-old boy then walked to the taxi rank where it's alleged they verbally abused two security guards.
Police have been told one of the security guards, a 30-year-old man, was punched and kicked before the second guard, a 24-year-old man, was also assaulted.
It is alleged a bystander - a 49-year-old woman - was pushed to the chest, causing her to fall to the ground and hit her head.
The two security guards were taken to Orange Hospital for treatment to minor injuries, while the woman remains in hospital with a non-life threatening head injury.
Officers attached to Central West Police District attended and arrested two men - aged 22 and 61 - on Molong Road.
The older man was charged with two counts of affray and assault occasioning actual bodily harm and was granted conditional bail to appear at Orange Local Court on Monday, September 21.
The younger man was charged with three counts of reckless wounding, affray, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
He was also granted conditional bail but will appear before Orange Local Court on Monday, September 7.
Investigations continue.
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