CCTV shows shocking attack on ‘traumatised’ morning commuter at Brisbane train station

A court has seen shocking footage of the moment a father allegedly dragged a woman beneath a stairwell and sexually assaulted her in broad daylight at a train station north of Brisbane.

A woman was grabbed from behind, dragged beneath a stairwell and sexually assaulted in broad daylight during her Monday morning commute at the Dakabin train station, according to police.

The horrific CCTV footage was shown in a bail application hearing at the Pine Rivers Magistrates Court and depicted a tall, slender Caucasian man wearing a high-vis vest struggling to restrain a woman near the Bob Brock Park at 7.12am on November 15.

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For two minutes the man and the woman disappear from CCTV footage, then the woman emerges, pulling down her top, grasping at her chest and gesturing towards the man, who walks briskly in the other direction.

The court heard the woman was traumatised.

Police allege the man was Joshawa Eric Lyle Kane, a professional painter and father from Murrumba Downs.

Kane has been charged with deprivation of liberty, sexual assault, and assault with the intention to commit rape.

He appeared from custody and did not yet enter a plea.

Police prosecutor sergeant Graham Turner opposed the bail application and told the court the crown had a strong case against Kane which included CCTV footage and eyewitness statements.

Sgt Turner said Kane had a distinctive tattoo which could be seen in the footage.

Lawyer for the defence Shaun Kolo told the court it was clear from the footage that someone had committed a “horrific offence” but said the evidence, as it stands, was not enough to incriminate his client.

Mr Kolo told the court the CCTV footage at the incident did not clearly depict a man with Kane’s tattoo and said there was nothing distinctive about the clothing worn to link his client to the crime.

Magistrate Sheryl Cornack said it was not clear beyond reasonable doubt that the footage of the incident depicted Kane, so he was released on bail.

He will appear at the Pine Rivers Magistrates Court for a committal hearing on January 13.

DNA samples have been taken from both Kane and the victim but due to a backlog, it could be more than four months before police receive the results.

Ms Cornack said it could be two years before the matter is properly dealt with.