OTTAWA, ONT.- A 19 year old man remains in hospital after a severe beating last Wednesday.

Axel Shyaka had just visited his girlfriend and was walking  along Merivale Road.

Police say two men who may know the victim  assaulted him, knocking him to the ground,  punching  and kicking him in the head.

His mother says he is being treated for brain injuries.

He is  having trouble speaking and has not been able to give his account to investigators.  

Police are asking anyone who saw anything  just after midnight last Wednesday along Merivale  to contact them.