âJustice servedâ: One-punch victim speaks out Cairns punch victim David Batchelor with his three children Anika, 5, Ayden, 10 months, and Chloe, 7. Picture: Supplied
Crime by Grace Mason
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Subscriber only A PILOT and dad knocked unconscious with his jaw broken in three places in a Cairns McDonald s said he feels vindicated after his attacker was sent to jail on appeal. David Batchelor, 39, was initially told he may never fly again, such was the extent of his injuries after he was king hit by 26-year-old former AFL player Luke Chitty in the Esplanade restaurant in August 2019. He was forced to move his young family, including wife and three children, to Melbourne to be closer to support and medical treatment.
A pilot and dad knocked unconscious with his jaw broken in three places in a Cairns McDonald’s has spoken out after his attacker was sent to jail on appeal.