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The Age
14 hours ago
- The Age
‘Quite traumatised': Brisbane bus driver may have permanent ear damage after attack
A Brisbane bus driver suffered facial injuries and possible permanent damage to his ear in a 'brutal' attack that was captured on camera, the drivers' union says. A 21-year-old man from Sunnybank has been charged over allegations of an assault that occurred on a bus in South Brisbane on Friday night in front of shocked passengers. Footage that was first published on community Facebook page Brisbane Incident Alerts shows a bus driver trying to remove a man from the bus about 6pm. Police will allege the passenger responded by repeatedly punching the 46-year-old driver, stopping briefly to leave the bus before returning and punching him in the head. Rail Tram and Bus Union state secretary Tom Brown described the alleged attack as 'brutal' and said the driver had suffered facial injuries and possible permanent damage to his ear. 'He is quite traumatised by the incident and that's something that might take a while to heal up,' Brown told ABC Radio on Monday morning. 'This was a brutal and sustained assault … some of those punches would have floored [professional boxer] Jeff Horn. '[He's] a known trouble-maker on the bus, so he's not just a danger to the driver, he's a danger to other passengers. 'Our driver identified him and tried to escort him off the bus, and then obviously it blew up.'
Sydney Morning Herald
14 hours ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘Quite traumatised': Brisbane bus driver may have permanent ear damage after attack
A Brisbane bus driver suffered facial injuries and possible permanent damage to his ear in a 'brutal' attack that was captured on camera, the drivers' union says. A 21-year-old man from Sunnybank has been charged over allegations of an assault that occurred on a bus in South Brisbane on Friday night in front of shocked passengers. Footage that was first published on community Facebook page Brisbane Incident Alerts shows a bus driver trying to remove a man from the bus about 6pm. Police will allege the passenger responded by repeatedly punching the 46-year-old driver, stopping briefly to leave the bus before returning and punching him in the head. Rail Tram and Bus Union state secretary Tom Brown described the alleged attack as 'brutal' and said the driver had suffered facial injuries and possible permanent damage to his ear. 'He is quite traumatised by the incident and that's something that might take a while to heal up,' Brown told ABC Radio on Monday morning. 'This was a brutal and sustained assault … some of those punches would have floored [professional boxer] Jeff Horn. '[He's] a known trouble-maker on the bus, so he's not just a danger to the driver, he's a danger to other passengers. 'Our driver identified him and tried to escort him off the bus, and then obviously it blew up.'
