Eight people have been injured after a gang of children went on a rampage through a shopping centre in Perth's south.
Ryan Ciszek, 29, suffered a broken nose, a fractured cheekbone and lost sight in his left eye for close to four hours following the incident at Cockburn Gateway Shopping Centre yesterday afternoon.
“I put my arms up… and that’s just when he started wailing at me,” Mr Ciszek said.
He said he felt defenceless because the person attacking him was a minor.
"It's just revolting, it's disgusting to see," the 29-year-old added.
The violence began when the group got off the train at Cockburn Station about 4pm yesterday.
Police were first alerted to their behaviour after Mr Ciszek had his nose broken at the Dome Cafe.
The gang then moved on to McDoanlds, where they assaulted a female worker, before terrorising customers and staff at Baskin Robbins, Dragon Palace, Coles and finally St John Urgent Care medical centre, in a spree that lasted almost an hour.
A 72-year-old grandmother who was in the medical centre said they gang turned their attention to an innocent receptionist.
"They all just got around her and were kicking and punching and doing everything they could," she said.
"Do you know that girl never gave up, she fought all the way to the front door."
Seven girls between 12 and 15-years-old have been arrested, with two charged with stealing offences and disorderly conduct.
The grandmother said more police are needed in the area.
“Listen to your ratepayers,” she said.
“We don’t want more infrastructure. We want more police and we want something done about this gang of youths.
“They grab poor kids from school, they grab their wallets, beat them up, take their money and they go over to the shopping centre."
Police are still conducting inquiries and reviewing security footage which they say is likely to lead to more charges.
Officers have defended their response time to the incident, saying they acted within 10 minutes of receiving the first call.