From News.co.au
A PERSONAL trainer from Sydney who was allegedly assaulted and threatened at a Gold Coast hotel because she is Muslim will end her family holiday early after the “devastating” experience.
French-born Melbourne man Francky Guise, 37, was arrested on Sunday after he allegedly assaulted 25-year-old Layla Jheir and spat in her teenage brother’s face at the Q1 Hotel in Surfers Paradise.
Ms Jheir, who was born in Australia, was wearing a headscarf at the time and was with her mother who is in her 60s, her younger sister and younger brother.
Police will allege that Guise grabbed the breast of the woman, who was wearing Muslim attire, then allegedly made reference to her being an animal. They also allege he told her family “We’re going to bomb you all”.
Ms Jheir declined to comment but asked for Hussin Goss, the president of the Islamic Society of the Gold Coast, to speak on her behalf.
Mr Goss said he spoke to Ms Jheir at length following the incident and said it was upsetting for her and her family.
“They’re devastated – they’re leaving the Gold Coast as they’re so upset,” he said.
“They were supposed to spend another week here.”
Since the incident, Mr Goss said he’d received more than 200 emails from concerned members of the Muslim community on the Gold Coast.
