This is the shocking moment a racist thug spat at a bus driver and called him a ‘Muslim terrorist b*****d’ after he was refused to board because he couldn’t pay for his journey.
Michael Mongan, 39, was caught on camera shouting at the driver and punching the protective screen around his seat at 12.25pm on Wednesday in west London.
The video, which has been viewed more than five million times on social media, shows Mongan spitting twice on the screen and repeatedly calling the driver a ‘Muslim terrorist b*****d’ and challenging him to ‘get off the bus’.
The driver remains behind the screen but is seen in the video goading Mongan by shouting ‘come on’ and beckoning him towards the screen.
Mongan was quickly identified by Met officers and charged with a racially aggravated public order offence and criminal damage.
He pleaded guilty to both charges at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, August 10. He will remain in custody until he is sentenced at the same court on Tuesday.
The video, which lasts for 52 seconds, begins with the pay dispute between Mongan and the driver already in full swing at Coldharbour Lane in the Hayes area of London.
Mongan, of Castle Road, Ealing, is seen ferociously calling the driver names, punching the protective screen around the driver and spitting at him.
The driver shouts back to Mongan in response: ‘There are Muslims everywhere. F****** idiot.’
Mongan answers back by once again calling for the driver to get off the bus, shouting: ‘Get off the bus you Muslim b*****d, get out here, you come here, you act the big man, you come here.’
A peacemaker is heard in the video speaking to the driver and trying to tell him to calm down, he said: ‘Brother please, brother leave him alone brother please.’
After the video of the incident was widely shared on social media, Mongan was quickly identified and arrested on Friday, August 9.
Detective Inspector Jonathan Potter, of the Roads and Transport Policing Command, said: ‘The bus driver who was racially abuse and spat at by Michael Mongan was simply doing his job.
‘He and all other staff who work across London’s transport network have a right to do so in safety, free from unacceptable threats and intimidation.
‘I hope the fast response from our officers sends a clear message that we will act to hold those who behave in this way to account.
‘I’m glad Mongan has been swiftly brought to justice and will now face the consequences of his actions.’