Chinese mother detained over bus driver attack after letting son urinate on bus
- Police say woman told toddler to use a rubbish bin when he needed to go to the toilet then got into argument with driver after he called her ‘uncivilised’
- Security camera footage shows her bashing on compartment door and grabbing the man’s coat as he is driving
Security camera footage of the incident in Dazhi, Hubei province on Saturday shows the woman supporting the toddler by the bin on the floor of the bus while he urinates in front of the other passengers.
She is then seen rushing up to the driver and arguing with him after he complains about her behaviour, bashing on the compartment door and grabbing the man’s coat as he is driving.
A police officer told news website PearVideo on Sunday that the woman, identified only by her surname Chen, said the boy needed to go to the toilet while they were on the bus so she took him over to the bin.
“The driver saw them and said she was uncivilised, and they got into an argument over it,” the officer said. “Chen became agitated – she hit the driver’s compartment door and reached around to attack him while he was driving.”
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The driver, who was not identified, is seen in the security footage calmly pulling over and calling the police while the woman is attacking him.
Chen has been placed under criminal detention for posing a threat to public security and Dazhi police are investigating the case, according to the report.
A police investigation found that the 48-year-old woman had been fighting with the driver as he tried to steer the bus when the crash happened.
Reacting to the latest case, some social media users said they understood the mother’s situation, but it has angered others, who say she should have used a diaper or got off the bus at the next stop.
“Anyone might need to use the toilet [on a bus], especially a kid, but parents should take heed of the criticism – she was clearly in the wrong,” one person wrote on Weibo, China’s Twitter.
