The Irish tourist who left his brother fighting for life in an alleged one-punch attack has pleaded for a lesser charge in a bid to head home soon with his family . Barry Lyttle , 33 , is facing reckless grievous bodily harm charges after he allegedly struck his brother Patrick , 31 , during a late-night argument in Kings Cross in Sydney 's inner-city on January 3 . Patrick was taken to hospital in a critical condition and spent six days in a coma in the intensive care unit at St Vincent 's Hospital before being moved to a rehabilitation centre in Ryde . After making a remarkable recovery , Patrick called for the charges laid against his brother to be dropped . Scroll down for video . Barry Lyttle ( pictured ) hopes to head home soon with his family after negotiating for a lesser charge . Speaking outside the court , Lyttle 's lawyer Chris Watson said the family were hoping the Director of Public Prosecutions would agree to a lesser charge , which could be finalised in the local court . 'The best-case scenario is that whatever happens it does n't impact on the family 's ability to go home , ' Mr Watson said . Mr Watson said the family were waiting for the prosecution to consider a medical report of Patrick 's condition before continuing negotiations . 'We are pressing to bring the matter to a close as quickly as we can , ' he said outside of court . 'We 're just waiting for the DPP to look at the evidence that shows that Patrick 's recovered fully and there 's no ongoing problems . ' Barry ( left ) is facing reckless grievous bodily harm charges after he allegedly struck his brother Patrick ( right ) The brothers from Belfast in Ireland ( pictured here as children ) went on a night out on January 3 in Kings Cross . The family has been in Australia for months , supporting the brothers . Lyttle told reporters he hoped 'it would come to a close very soon ' . Patrick said he had recovered well and did n't need ongoing treatment ' I 'm just delighted with all the treatment that I 've received , ' he said . He and his brother are supporting each other 'the whole way through ' , he added . The brothers ' father , Oliver , has been a constant presence besides his son at court from the beginning . Patrick was treated by paramedics at the scene where he was found in a pool of blood and vomit on January 3 . Barry appeared in the Downing Centre Local Court on Thursday and successfully applied to have his bail reporting reduced . He will now only have to report to Blacktown police station on Fridays , instead of three times each week as initially ordered . Magistrate Christopher O'Brien told the court he had no doubt Lyttle would attend court . 'The defendant has appeared on each occasion ... even in circumstances where his attendance has been excused , ' he said . Lyttle is next due in court on April 9 . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
Irish tourist Barry Lyttle allegedly punched his brother Patrick on April 9 . Barry hopes to head home soon after negotiating for a lesser charge . The 33-year-old is facing reckless grievous bodily harm charges . Patrick called for the assault charges against his brother to be dropped . The family has been in Australia for months , supporting the brothers . Barry is due to appear in court on January 3 .