A Bundaberg truck driver was sitting in his car after arriving early to a shift, when he was allegedly approached by a man who doused him in lighter fluid and demanded money.
Following investigations, police charged a 22-year-old man from Avenell Heights over the incident – he was also on bail.
Truck driver Terry Lee, 55, works at Ace Fabrications at Avenell Heights.
On the morning of Monday June 2 at about 5.30am, he had parked his ute on Ritchie Street.
According to a police report, the 22-year-old male, not known to Terry, pulled up beside him in a white SUV and demanded cash.
Terry was sprayed with lighter fluid and his shirt set alight.
Thankfully Terry was able to quickly exit his vehicle and remove his shirt. A co-worker saw what happened and rushed over, calling 000.
Terry was taken to hospital by ambulance, with minor burns to his right arm.
Police said the alleged offender drove away in the white SUV, but damaged Terry’s car while leaving the scene.
The 22-year-old was charged with 10 offences: two counts each of possessing dangerous drugs and offence to buy or possess medicines or hazardous poisons, and one count each of acts intended to disfigure, attempted robbery armed/in company/used personal violence, authority required to possess explosives, possess property suspected of having been used in connection with the commission of a drug offence, failure to appear in accordance with undertaking and breach of bail condition.
The alleged offended was refused police bail and appeared in Bundaberg Magistrates Court on Monday, June 9.
Details of the court appearance have not been made public.
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