On Boxing Day (26 December 2022), 30-year-old Salmou Njie started shouting at a tram driver at the Forest Recreation Ground stop and was challenged about his behaviour by travel officers conducting an operation to clamp down on fare dodgers.
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But, despite their efforts to de-escalate the situation, he became aggressive towards them and kicked one of the staff members to the back of her knee and tried to grab her around the neck before running off.