Cardiff e-scooter rider charged after he allegedly broke the leg of a girl, 4, inside a NSW shopping centre
- Rider allegedly lost control of the e-scooter
- Girl, 4, underwent surgery on her leg
- Man, 37, left the scene but was later arrested
A man has been charged after a four-year-old girl’s leg was broken when she was allegedly hit by a man riding an e-scooter in a shopping centre.
Police were called to a shopping center on Main Road, Cardiff, in the Lake Macquarie area of NSW, after reports that a child had been injured.
A man riding an electric scooter reportedly lost control before the scooter crashed into the girl in front of him grabbed his scooter and left the scene.
Police have released CCTV footage in an appeal for public information after a toddler’s leg was broken in the Hunter. A 37-year-old man was later arrested
The child was treated by NSW paramedics for a broken leg and a cut to her face before being taken to John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition.
She had surgery on Friday.
The man was charged with grievous bodily harm by negligence (vehicle) and driving an electric scooter on the sidewalk. Photo: NSW Police
NSW Police released CCTV footage of a man they wanted to speak to about the incident on Thursday afternoon.
Following an investigation and a public appeal for information, officers from the Lake Macquarie Police District arrested a man at Belmont Police Station about 12.30pm on Friday.
A 37-year-old man has been charged with grievous bodily harm by negligence (vehicle) and riding an electric scooter on a footpath.
He has been granted conditional bail.
He will appear in Belmont Local Court on November 29.