Bus driver attacked by gang of smoking teens
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 12:54 pm
A BUS driver was punched repeatedly in the head by a gang of Somali youths who had been smoking cigarettes on the bus.
At 3am on Monday a group of teenagers forced their way on to an N20 bus in Hawley Crescent, near the junction with Kentish Town Road, in Camden Town, without paying or showing tickets.
When the driver spotted them smoking on the top deck he stopped the bus, approached them and told them to stop.
He went back down to the front of the bus and was confronted by two more youths.
The rest of the group then followed him downstairs and punched and slapped in the face.
The 49-year-old was covered in blood sustained in the attack and taken to hospital.
The gang also stole £20 before running from the scene.
Police arrived and arrested one 18-year-old in connection with the attack.
He has since been released on police bail until May 18 pending further inquiries.
Officers are looking for between six and eight teenagers, described as of Somalian appearance. source
At 3am on Monday a group of teenagers forced their way on to an N20 bus in Hawley Crescent, near the junction with Kentish Town Road, in Camden Town, without paying or showing tickets.
When the driver spotted them smoking on the top deck he stopped the bus, approached them and told them to stop.
He went back down to the front of the bus and was confronted by two more youths.
The rest of the group then followed him downstairs and punched and slapped in the face.
The 49-year-old was covered in blood sustained in the attack and taken to hospital.
The gang also stole £20 before running from the scene.
Police arrived and arrested one 18-year-old in connection with the attack.
He has since been released on police bail until May 18 pending further inquiries.
Officers are looking for between six and eight teenagers, described as of Somalian appearance. source
