An Australian court hearing the case of an Indian cabbie allegedly assaulted by footballer Michael Hurley over a dollar 13.8 dollar fare on Friday rejected the accused's plea for avoiding conviction by performing community work, saying the charges against him were 'too serious'. Defence lawyer Damian Sheales said, "No one is suggesting at all that this is acceptable behaviour, but there was a young man who was no doubt incredibly over-excited being on national television."
In yet another attack on an Indian in Melbourne, a taxi driver from the community was injured when a drunk Australian star footballer allegedly assaulted him after an altercation. Essendon football player Michael Hurley was arrested for kicking and punching an Indian cabbie outside a fast-food outlet on Hoddle Street. The police arrested Hurley at the scene. The soccer player was later taken to Fitzroy police station and questioned about the incident.
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