Three days after the incident, he got a call from his boss at Transdev, who told him he was being fired.
Robert was driving a bus through Cleveland last month when one of his young passengers became the target of an alleged violent attempted robbery.READ MORE:
A Queensland bus driver has been fired after saving a young passenger from an alleged violent attack. Robert said his first instinct was to help by shouting "enough" at the teenager. "When I looked down the bus the guy behind me was now down on the floor being set upon by the three other youths," Robert said.
"Two of them stopped and the third one I had to just grab by the shoulders and pull off and that was it," he said.100,000 Aussies at risk of running out of cash in months"It could have been my kid... you just see some kid being booted and kicked you gotta stop it.A police officer said he believed public perception would be very positive of Robert's actions.
"I strongly believe had Robert not intervened the victim may have received far worse injuries and may have even resulted in grievous bodily harm or death," the officer said.The Transport Workers Union is working with Robert to file an unfair dismissal claim to help him get his job back.
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