CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 3 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
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A Victorian man is scheduled to appear in Broadmeadows Magistrates Court today (3 August, 2026) charged with assaulting a passenger and cabin crew member on an international flight from Phuket to Melbourne.
The man, 21, was charged on 1 April, 2026, after the AFP responded to a request for assistance from airline staff.
The AFP will allege the man assaulted a female crew member when he grabbed her shoulders and shook her after she had refused his request to hug her.
The man then allegedly walked to the rear of the plane and assaulted a male passenger, who had exited a toilet cubicle, by punching hi...