Horrific moment man unleashes on Muslim schoolgirl, 13, in alleged vile, racist attack: 'F***ing terrorist'

Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-16 · by Max Aldred, Caitlin Powell
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Summary

A 50-year-old man was arrested and charged with stalking and intimidation after verbally abusing a 13-year-old Muslim girl on a Sydney bus in September. The incident, which included the use of racial slurs like "f***ing terrorist" and "immigrant dog," was captured on video and led to public outrage and condemnation from politicians and community leaders. The teenager had spoken up when she noticed the man photographing another girl wearing a hijab without her consent. Authorities charged the suspect with intending to cause fear or physical harm, and he is set to appear in court.
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Who wrote this

Caitlin Powell
3 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source A man accused of verbally abusing a young Muslim schoolgirl on a bus will face court.
🔮 Perhaps she was frightened because she may have seen her older brother being harmed by his father earlier.
🔮 'If I was [the boy's] parents, I would have a massive problem with a grown adult proving strangers [with] enough information... to identify my child! '
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Max Aldred
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🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source A man accused of verbally abusing a young Muslim schoolgirl on a bus will face court.
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Topics

ABC Daily Mail Muslim Strathfield Sydney

Subjects

Janna PERSON · 5× ABC ORG · 3× Muslim NORP · 3× Strathfield GPE · 2× Sydney GPE · 2× Australia GPE · 1× Bankstown Local Court ORG · 1× Daily Mail ORG · 1× Greenacre GPE · 1× Labor ORG · 1×

Narrative

Footage from September 10 shows a man turning to the 13-year-old girl, known as Janna, on an inner-western Sydney bus, and hurling a barrage of names at her (stock image) In the video, the teenager tells the man she was born in Australia and reminds him of her young age, but that didn't stop the abuse.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-16
🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source A man accused of verbally abusing a young Muslim schoolgirl on a bus will face court.

Claims (17 extracted, 2 hedged)

- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source A man accused of verbally abusing a young Muslim schoolgirl on a bus will face court. asserted
man → see → court
Footage from September 10 shows a man turning to the 13-year-old girl, known as Janna, on an inner-western Sydney bus, and hurling a barrage of names at her. asserted
man → show → her
The Year 8 student was labelled a 'f***ing terrorist' and 'immigrant dog', among other insults in the clip, which was later shared online. asserted
which → label → clip
Passengers and the 13-year-old girl reported the tirade to police after alighting at Strathfield Railway Station. asserted
Passengers → report → Station
Police allege the man disembarked at Liverpool Road before officers arrested a 50-year-old man at a home in nearby Greenacre on Tuesday. asserted
officers → allege → Tuesday
Authorities charged the man with stalking and intimidation intending fear or physical harm. asserted
Authorities → charge → fear
He was refused bail and will appear before Bankstown Local Court on Wednesday. asserted
He → refuse → Wednesday
The video showed Janna was called a 'c**k sucking f***ing animal' and a 'piece of s***', as well as other slurs. asserted
Janna → show → *
A man accused of verbally abusing a young Muslim schoolgirl on a bus will face court asserted
man → accuse → court
Footage from September 10 shows a man turning to the 13-year-old girl, known as Janna, on an inner-western Sydney bus, and hurling a barrage of names at her (stock image) In the video, the teenager tells the man she was born in Australia and reminds him of her young age, but that didn't stop the abuse. asserted
that → show → abuse
Janna and her mother told the ABC the attack was 'really disgusting'. asserted
attack → tell → ABC
The abuse allegedly began after Janna stood up for another girl in a hijab who the man was allegedly taking photos of without her knowledge. uncertain
man → begin → knowledge
Another video of the alleged incident recorded the man saying he couldn't 'wait 'til they kill all of you', the ABC reported. asserted
ABC → allege → you
State Labor MP for Strathfield Jason Yat-sen Li issued a statement saying he was 'horrified and deeply angry' by the alleged incident and congratulated the teen for speaking up. 'In response, she was subjected to (an alleged) vile tirade of racist and Islamophobic abuse,' he said. asserted
he → issue → abuse
'Let me be absolutely clear: Strathfield will not tolerate racist or Islamophobic abuse, particularly when it targets children.' asserted
it → let → children
Islamophobia Envoy Aftab Malik told the ABC that perpetrators were targeting younger victims, according to the Islamophobia Register Australia. uncertain
perpetrators → tell → Register
Premier Chris Minns told the broadcaster Muslim women and girls had every right to wear a hijab, catch a bus and go to school without being abused. asserted
women → tell → school
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