A teenage boy has faced court today after allegedly assaulting two Newcastle bus drivers in separate incidents in the city last week.
Police Transport Command officers commenced an investigation after the two drivers were allegedly assaulted on Thursday 13 February.
Officers were told three males were fighting on a bus when the driver stopped at New Lambton Heights and asked them to get off the bus.
“When leaving the bus, the driver was allegedly assaulted by one of the males. A short time later, the males boarded another bus and allegedly began causing a disturbance to passengers,” NSW Police said in a statement.
“The bus stopped in Glendale where all passengers got off; however, the three males allegedly forced open the rear door and assaulted the driver. Both drivers suffered minor injuries and were not taken to hospital.”
Following extensive inquiries by the Police Transport Command’s Northern Satellite team, officers arrested a 14-year-old boy yesterday afternoon.
“The boy allegedly resisted the arrest; however, the arrest was effected a short time later and he was taken to Belmont Police Station,” Police said.
He was charged with two counts of common assault, stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm, and hinder or resist police officer in the execution of duty.
The boy appeared in children’s court today, where he was formally refused bail to appear before the same court on Monday 24 February.
