Explosive allegations emerge after Asian man and his 82yo mum told to stop fishing in 'Australian waters'

Shocking claims have emerged about what happened after an explosive row over an Asian man and his mum fishing at an Aussie lake.

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Explosive claims have emerged after footage of a fiery confrontation by the side of a lake went viral this week.

The dramatic footage showed the moment an Asian man was berated for fishing in “Australian waters” — at a lake in Goulburn Park, Seymour, 104km north of Melbourne.

In the incident, which took place on November 21, a man in a southern cross hoodie can be seen telling a fisherman and his 82-year-old mother that they are not welcome to fish at the park there because they are Chinese.

The man in the hoodie can be heard telling the pair to “f*** off” and pointing at the body of water, saying “this is Australian water, not international water”.

A female passer-by then stepped in, leading to a fiery war of words.

Now, the Asian man’s son has spoken about what is alleged to have happened after the camera stopped rolling.

“After that incident, my dad got injured because they actually had a fight,” the teen who did not want to be named told news.com.au. “Both of them started walking away, and he (the man in the hoodie) said a lot.

“My dad didn’t want to fight him, but he wanted to stop him.

The man can be heard telling the fisherman and his mum to f*** off.

He claims they are not allowed to fish there because they are “Chinese”.

“He said: ‘Okay, you can’t go. You can’t just leave after you’ve said horrible things like that. I’m going to call the police and you have to stay.’”

He alleged that at this point the man in the hoodie became “really aggravated” and a fight broke out.

“The guy used a stick to try to attack my dad,” he alleged.

He said his dad fractured his right wrist in the scrap and is still having trouble with it two months on.

He said his dad’s face was also swollen and he had cuts on his left forearm after the altercation.

The teen said his dad (pictured) fractured his right wrist in the scrap. Picture: Supplied

He also recieved cuts on his left forearm. Picture: Supplied

“His waist was also very sore. He actually couldn’t sleep for two days because it was really painful,” he said.

“He was feeling a bit upset for around two or three days because we’ve experienced around five or six incidents similar to this.”

Family’s Aussie nightmare

The fisherman’s son said his family moved to rural Victoria from China in 2018 and have experienced racism against them several times.

The family owns a milk bar in Seymour, and the teen said his dad was punched in the right eye after a shoplifting incident from the shop last year.

Also in 2023, the family shop had a vile racial slur spray-painted onto its facade.

“After that, the whole family was upset for a few days,” the teen said.

The family has reported the incidents to local police and submitted complaints to the Human Rights Commission. However, they have been disappointed that no action has been taken.

The teen said his 82-year-old grandmother, who was fishing with her son during the incident on November 21, had only arrived in Australia five months ago and had been left “traumatised” by what she witnessed.

The man then argues with a woman filming.

The man climbs the bank and walks away.

“After only five months of arriving in a foreign country, she can see her son getting harassed and yelled at for no reason,” he said.

“It’s going to give her a really bad first impression about the country. And she’s really worried that similar incidents like that are going to happen in the future. She’s scared of the people around us because she’s basically lost trust.”

Victoria Police says it is investigating after a man was “harassed and assaulted in Seymour in November”.

“Investigators have been told the Seymour man was fishing at Goulburn Park when he was approached by a man about 8pm on 21 November, 2023,” a spokesman said.

“The unknown offender racially abused the fisherman and took his phone when he attempted to film the incident.

“The victim has told police the pair scuffled over the phone before the offender assaulted him and left the scene.

“The offender is yet to be identified and investigations into the incident remains ongoing.

“There is absolutely no place for racist or hate-based behaviour in our society.

“Victoria Police has no tolerance for such instances and encourages anyone who encounters this behaviour to come forward.”

Explosive row caught on camera

In the footage of the row leading up to the alleged physical altercation, a woman filming approaches a man in a southern cross hoodie who is speaking with an Asian man and his mum fishing by a lakeside.

The man in the hoodie can be heard telling the pair to “f*** off” and pointing at the body of water, saying “this is Australian water, not international water”.

The woman filming then interjects.

“You need to leave,” she says to the hooded man. “Why are you yelling at them? They are just fishing.”

“This is Australian water,” the man replies.

“I’ve got family in the ADF and their country just nuked an Australian vessel. They are Chinese.”

The man appeared to be referring to an incident in November in which divers with the Royal Australian Navy suffered minor injuries during an incident involving a Chinese warship off the coast of Japan.

Defence Minister Richard Marles said at the time that HMAS Toowoomba was operating in international waters when a People’s Liberation Army-Navy destroyer approached, despite communications with Toowoomba.

The Chinese ship activated its sonar, forcing the navy divers to exit the water.

Than man started talking about an incident involving HMAS Toowoomba (pictured) in November.

However, the woman filming the lakeside incident wasn’t backing down.

“Oh my God you are so embarrassing,” the woman said. “Are you serious?”

The man fishing then begins arguing with the hooded man before the woman behind the camera tells him not to stress.

“This is a lovely day, do you have nothing better to do than to yell at these poor people?” she asks.

“Exactly, so enjoy your lovely day and f*** off,” the man replies.

The woman then asks the hooded man if he’s proud of what he’s doing.

He crosses his arms and says: “If it’s in international waters, and Australians aren’t going to pick up Australians, you’re going to stick a phone in my face. Are you proud of yourself?”

The man then claims the woman is violating his rights as an Australian by filming him.

He climbs up the bank of the lake while holding onto a tree, then tells the fisherman to speak to “dictator Xi Jinping” about the issue.

“Because my family had sonar nuked on them in international waters,” he said while making hand gestures and speaking in slow, broken English. “So this water. Australian water. You stay away.

“I see Chinese fishing in local pond, in suburban area. Not good.”

He then walks off along the lakeside.

The video, which was uploaded to TikTok this week, has racked up almost 42,000 views and many praised the woman filming for stepping in.

“Good job for speaking up,” one person said.

Others were critical of the hooded man.

“Wow, what a local hero!!” one person wrote sarcastically. “Saving our waters from innocent people fishing.”