- Ex-PM Kevin Rudd says his godson Sean was bashed for backing gay marriage
- He tweeted an image of a young man on a bus with a gash between his eyebrows
- Former Labor leader said Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had ignored dangers
- ‘So many wanrings to Turnbull about what postal vote could unleash,’ he said
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has tweeted a bloodied image of his godson claiming he was bashed for supporting gay marriage.
It shows a young man, Sean, with a cut between his eyebrows standing on a Brisbane bus.
Mr Rudd, a church-going Anglican, accused Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of ignoring the potential for danger by going ahead with a same-sex marriage postal vote.
‘So many warnings to Turnbull about what the postal vote could unleash,’ he told his 404,000 followers on Wednesday afternoon.
‘Now my godson Sean has been punched for standing up for marriage equality.’
The former Labor leader from Queensland declared his support for gay marriage in 2013, during his second stint as prime minister.
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd says his godson was bashed for supporting gay marriage