Key worker 'shaken' after spit attack on Scottish bus

Jul 15, 2020

Good afternoon,

An essential worker has spoken of the humiliation he experienced after a group of yobs reportedly filmed themselves spitting on him during his bus journey home.

Connor Courtney, from Edinburgh, took a number 34 from the city centre to Riccarton after a long day’s work at the Straiton Asda on Monday evening.

Dressed in his uniform and wearing a face shield, the 23-year-old sat at the front of the bus minding his own business until he was approached by two men and two women.

Within minutes of sitting down, it is understood the unruly passengers starting yanking at his mask, slapping his face and repeatedly spat alcohol all over his visor.

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