Police have charged a man following an assault on a bus driver in west Auckland on Tuesday.
At around 3.10pm, a Waitematā CIB officer was driving through Te Atatū when they located a stationary bus with a driver who had just been assaulted.
Acting Detective Inspector Megan Goldie, Waitematā CIB, says enquiries established there had been an earlier traffic incident involving the bus and a vehicle on Alderman Drive, Henderson.
“The vehicle then followed the bus for several minutes as it travelled towards Roberts Road.
“As the driver parked up to let a passenger off, the offender entered the bus and allegedly assaulted the driver before fleeing.”
The driver was transported to hospital with facial injuries and is now recovering at home.
The vehicle involved was identified as a rental, and officers were able to quickly link it to a suspect.
A man was arrested in Māngere last night.
Acting Inspector Goldie says this was an unacceptable act of violence
“Police do not tolerate any violence on public transport, and we will continue to locate and prosecute these offenders.”
A 34-year-old male will appeared in Waitākere District Court Wednesday, charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
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