Father pushes for bus-stop cameras after Riverview student punched
After his 15-year-old son was punched at a bus stop in Hunters Hill in August, a parent has petitioned NSW Parliament for security cameras at high-risk bus stops.
Jordan Herrera-Hu, a Riverview student, was punched in the face and his twin brother threatened by an unknown man at a bus stop on Gladesville Road on August 16 at 4.15pm. Jose Herrera Perea rushed to help his sons, who were already on the phone to police, but a month later realised the attacker's identity is unlikely to be found without CCTV footage.
Herrera Perea has launched a petition seeking statewide bus-stop security cameras at high-risk stops, high-patronage interchanges, locations with reported assaults, isolated areas, and stops on late-night routes.
Bureau of Crime Statistics show 407 assaults occurred at NSW bus premises in the 12 months to June, averaging seven a week. Herrera Perea says his sons were reluctant to be out alone after the attack and wants to show that consequences and safety matter.
- 15
- Student age
- August 16, 4.15pm
- Attack date and time
- 407
- Bus assaults in 12 months
- Gladesville Road, Hunters Hill
- Attack location
Why it mattersWeekly assaults on NSW buses and bus stops are going unsolved because most lack cameras, leaving victims and police without evidence.
AustraliaNSW students and commuters ride buses with minimal security footage, making it hard to solve assaults or identify attackers in the state's transport network.
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