A teenager has pleaded guilty to bashing a man to the point he was placed in an induced coma at a Dee Why reserve earlier this year. Joseph Woodward, 18, was arrested and charged with assaulting a 47-year-old man at James Meehan Reserve, 2 June, and has been incarcerated since. The teen previously pleaded not guilty to the offence. However after evidence was presented including forensic DNA found at the crime scene and Woodward's admissions to a friend from prison calls obtained by police, the Dee Why teen pleaded guilty to Reckless wounding in company. The assault occurred on 29 May 2026. The victim left his Dee Why apartment just before 10pm that night to confront the group over loud music playing - an apparent recurrence-...