Man faces court after allegedly assaulting a bus driver
A 32-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today after allegedly assaulting a bus driver yesterday afternoon.
About 1.30pm on Wednesday, 22 May, the man boarded a bus in the Tuggeranong area bound for the Woden Bus Interchange.
The driver became suspicious that the man was drinking alcohol, and stopped the bus a short time later to speak with the man.
The man became aggressive, and refused the driver’s directions to leave. He allegedly produced a sound bar speaker, approximately a metre long, and threatened her with it.
The man eventually left the bus after allegedly kicking the driver’s cabin door into her leg and striking her with the sound bar.
The driver contacted police, and the man was located nearby. He was arrested and charged with three counts of common assault and one count each of possessing an offensive weapon, offensive manner on a bus, and obstructing a bus employee.
Man charged with breaching a family violence order and assaulting police
A 41-year-old McKellar man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today after allegedly breaching a family violence order and assaulting police.
About 4.30pm on Wednesday, 22 May, a woman attended a police station to report a breach of a family violence order.
Police allege the man sent dozens of text and audio messages to the woman over 24 hours, breaching the order.
Later that evening, police attended the man’s residence to place him under arrest. The man then became agitated; after officers attempted to arrest him, he allegedly assaulted them.
He has been charged with contravening a family violence order, using a carriage service to harass, assault a frontline community service provider, and resist a territory public official.
Police understand the significant coercion and control exerted in relationships where family violence exists, and encourage anyone impacted by any type of family violence offending to contact police and seek support.
If you are a victim of family violence, or believe someone you know is the victim of family violence, you can contact police on 131 444 or Triple Zero (000) in an emergency, or attend any police station.
The following support services are also available:
- ACT Domestic Violence Crisis Service 02 6280 0900
- Canberra Rape Crisis Centre 02 6247 2525
- YWCA Canberra 02 6185 2000
- ACT Government family violence services
