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A security guard at Melbourne Airport has told how he was allegedly viciously assaulted by an Uber driver for asking the driver to leave the taxi stand.
Singh suffered a fractured skull and required seven stitches after he was allegedly attacked with an iron by a disgruntled Uber driver.
The 28-year-old father says he told the rideshare driver to move after he parked in a taxi rank at Melbourne Airport.
That’s when Singh says the man became abusive, hitting him repeatedly on Saturday afternoon.
“No one expects someone to take a weapon out of the car and immediately hit you,” he said.
“When my daughter saw me, she started crying.
His colleagues came to his aid, they said he was covered in blood.
Singh and others at the company told 9News that abuse at the airport is on the rise.
“I’m very scared for Melbourne Airport. I don’t want to go there after that,” he said.
The guards want more training and hope they can patrol in pairs rather than alone.
“We love our work. But if it is not safe for us, how will it be safe for society?” said one of them.
Wilson Security says it is committed to ensuring security staff are adequately protected to do their jobs safely, and is constantly reviewing and improving their training to help achieve this.
Meanwhile, police raided a home on Georges Street in St Albans yesterday morning and arrested a 29-year-old man.
He has been charged over the alleged assault and bailed to appear in court tomorrow.
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