Horrific moment teenager spray paints a rail worker’s FACE after he was busted vandalising a train – leaving the man with burns and breathing difficulties for weeks
- Jack Gibson-Burrell, 19, has received a two year probation sentence
- Spray painted rail worker’s face after being caught tagging train in Gold Coast
- The guard was hospitalised with burns and suffered breathing difficulties
- The teenager squawked outside of court when asked about the incident
A teenager has avoided jail after he spray painted a rail worker in the face when he was caught red-handed plastering graffiti onto the side of a train.
Jack Gibson-Burrell, 19, used a GoPro to record himself spraying a large bird on a train at Park Road station on the Gold Coast in May.
Shocking footage shows him being confronted by the 61-year-old worker before Gibson-Burrell then sprays paint directly into his eyes and over his upper body.
The worker immediately turns away and tries to shield his eyes as the 19-year-old continues to cover his back in red spray paint, before continuing with his own graffiti.
Gibson-Burrell’s victim was hospitalised for serious burns and had breathing troubles for several weeks after the incident, the Southport Magistrates Court heard on Friday, 7 News reported.
Jack Gibson-Burrell, 19, (pictured outside court) used a GoPro to record himself spraying a large bird on a train at Park Road station on the Gold Coast in May
The teenager was confronted by a rail worker and sprayed paint into the 61-year-old’s eyes
The teenager was days later arrested at his home in Burleigh Waters and was charged with 24 offences including assault occasioning bodily harm and wilful damage.
Gibson-Burrell was spared jail time and was instead placed on probation for two years.
He will also have to pay $5,000 in restitution and spend 60 hours of his time removing graffiti.
When asked about the incident by reporters outside court on Friday, Gibson-Burrell said nothing but instead made bird squawking sounds.
It’s understood his graffiti tag is a bird.
The teen had been spraying a large bird onto the side of a train when he was confronted by the worker
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