Two charged over attack on Indian in Brisbane

Natasha Chaku
Melbourne, Jan 23 (PTI) Two people, including a teenage
boy, have been charged in connection with the robbery and
assault of an Indian national in Brisbane, the first attack
against the community in Australia's Queensland province this
year.
The 25-year-old Indian, whose name was not revealed, was
using a telephone box in Macgregor in Brisbane's south on
Thursday night when he was attacked and punched to the side of
the head and robbed of his wallet.
Police have charged a 15-year-old boy and a 20-year-old
youth "with actual violence" while in company over the
incident, AAP reported on Saturday.
Police said the boy would be dealt with under the
Juvenile Justice Act while the 20-year-old Macgregor youth was
due to appear before the Brisbane Magistrates Court shortly.
Another Indian, a cabbie, was also attacked in Brisbane
yesterday after an argument broke out between him and two men
in Carindale in Brisbane's southeast. The men punched the
driver in the face several times and smashed the car's
windscreen.
The two men have been charged over that incident and are
due to face the court again in March. (More) PTI