Girl punched in face by man in ‘unprovoked’ Casuarina bus attack

A 16-year-old girl has been left shaken after being punched in the face by a man in an ‘unprovoked attack’ on a Darwin bus overnight.

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A 16-YEAR-OLD girl has been left shaken after being punched in the face by a man in an ‘unprovoked attack’ on a Darwin bus last night.

Northern Watch Commander Len Turner said a 21-year-old man was in police custody after he allegedly assaulted a 16-year-old overnight.

He said the 16-year-old girl and her friend had boarded a bus from the Casuarina bus interchange to travel to Karama at about 8.40pm on Wednesday.

“Soon after this bus took off, this man started acting strange and was shouting out on the bus and without warning he’s punched this girl to the head,” Cdr Turner said.

“The people in the bus did the right thing and worked together to subdue this man.

“Transport officers were called and took this man into custody before police arrived soon after.”

The man is expected to face aggravated assault charges.

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Police said the man and girl were unknown to each other.

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