Footage of the moment beloved Sydney activist Danny Lim was assaulted at a Sydney train station can be revealed for the first time after the father-of-five responsible for the attack was fined.
CCTV released by the local court showed Ming Wiseman, 66, angrily confronting and punching Mr Lim during a fierce confrontation in front of shocked onlookers, including schoolchildren, in the concourse of Strathfield station on September 22. last year.
In court this week, Wiseman pleaded not guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
However, Magistrate Vivien Swain rejected his argument that he was acting in self-defence, found him guilty and recorded a conviction.
The court heard Mr Lim, well known in Sydney for wearing his trademark sandwich panels that convey peace and positivity, suffered a red mark on his left eye after being hit with his right fist during the fight.
Well-known Sydney activist Danny Lim was assaulted by a father of five at a train station last September.
Security cameras played in court showed Wiseman walking through the front door at 3:21 p.m., carrying a backpack and pushing his shopping cart.
The court heard the pair had also had a confrontation at the same train station earlier that day, but it became physical when Wiseman encountered Lim for a second time.
In the video, Mr Lim, who was 79 years old at the time, can be seen talking to a station employee with one of his sandwich boards on his chest with slogans about “peace” and “love”.
At the time he was campaigning for a Yes for Voice to Parliament vote.
CCTV released by the local court showed Ming Wiseman, 66, angrily confronting and punching Mr Lim during a fierce confrontation in front of shocked onlookers.
A young woman had to stop the altercation between the two men
Wiseman placed his shopping cart and bag next to two containers and angrily pointed his finger at Mr Lim as he approached.
During his testimony in court, Mr Lim said he heard someone coming up behind him saying profanities.
The footage captured Mr Lim backing into a wall before a physical altercation took place.
During this week’s hearing, police prosecutors admitted that Lim threw a punch while trying to defend himself.
The video showed the couple were involved in a physical altercation before a young woman in a black shirt interrupted it.
“He hit him with his right fist,” Lim said during his testimony, before adding that he was hit on the left side of his face.
Magistrate Vivien Swain found that Wiseman punched Lim in the face during the melee, despite Wiseman’s claim that Lim had intentionally inflicted his own injuries, an allegation the activist strongly denied during his evidence.
Magistrate Vivien Swain found that Ming Wiseman (pictured) punched Lim in the face during the melee, despite Wiseman’s claim that Lim had intentionally inflicted his own injuries.
When police detained him a short time later, Wiseman claimed he acted in self-defense, saying, “I didn’t punch him and he started first.”
The court heard that Wiseman and Lim had had previous confrontations at Burwood and Town Hall train stations.
Wiseman was found guilty and fined $600 and Magistrate Swain also made an 18-month AVO for the protection of Mr Lim.
In court on Monday, Wiseman described Lim as a “disgrace” and said he had been offended by some of his signs that included the word “CVN’T.”
Following the incident, Wiseman uploaded a video to YouTube titled “I have a duty to stop him.”
‘He’s a liar. He’s actually a fake,” Wiseman said during the 22-minute video.
“It’s a shame to our Chinese community, so I have to expose it whenever I can.”