<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A former Labor figure turned mining boss has died in hospital weeks after he was allegedly assaulted outside a Perth nightclub.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Tim Picton, 36, was allegedly knocked unconscious by a stranger in Northbridge and hit his head on the pavement along James Street in the early hours of December 27.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He hit his head on the pavement and was rushed to Royal Perth Hospital.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/anthony-albanese-new-poll-shows-plummeting-support/c27d01a5-58ac-46f9-9baa-a74e1454527f" target="_blank"><strong><span>Poll delivers fresh blow to embattled Prime Minister Anthony Albanese</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>After being in an induced coma the father of a four-year-old, Charlotte, has now died.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Picton was a former Labor state secretary and campaign director from 2020 to 2022.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He most recently worked as a director at mining giant MinRes, but previously also served as a director and principal adviser for the Victorian Premier's office.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/tim-picton-labor-death-assault/bc050ff0-d1f2-4205-97ee-cb8ee3bc3674" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He's also the brother of South Australia's Health Minister Chris Picton.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"His kindness, generosity and humour brought joy to our lives," his family said in a statement.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We have been deeply moved by the outpouring of love and respect from friends and colleagues across Australia," the statement continues.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We will be forever proud of Tim's many extraordinary achievements and capacity for love, while knowing that he still had so much to give.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Above all, Tim was an adoring father to four-year-old Charlotte, the love of his life.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It breaks our hearts to know that Charlotte will grow up without her father by her side, but she will always know how deeply he loved her."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/usbased-activist-agency-says-it-has-verified-3766-deaths-from-iran-protests/e67f9766-5597-41ae-b376-935cd4ad0789" target="_blank"><strong><span>Iran protest death toll reaches 3766 and 24,348 demonstrators arrested in crackdown</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Picton's alleged attacker was granted bail at the end of last year after he was charged with grievous bodily harm over the incident.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>WA Premier Roger Cook posted the whole Labor team were thinking of Picton after the attack.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/shark-bite-rose-bay-sydney/aeff3507-aaf1-4b5d-afca-dd998df7e929" target="_blank"><strong><span>Boy fighting for life after attack by 'large' shark at Sydney Harbour beach</span></strong></a></div></div>