WARNING: Video contains some strong language

We’ve all been there: you’ve just finished work for the day, it’s the rush hour, and the chances of getting a seat are slim to say the least.

You hop on the bus or the train, and there’s hope on the horizon. Someone has their bag on a seat, and you’re certain that if you ask nicely enough, they’ll obligingly remove it.


But for one Canadian woman, there was no such happy ending, after she claims she was assaulted by a man who was dressed like a ‘leprechaun’.

Brenda Lee described the call centre worker as a ‘colossal douchebag’ (Picture: Facebook)

Brenda Lee has decided to publicly shame the ‘colossal douchebag’ on Facebook, sparking a citywide search for the passenger in Toronto.



Accompanied with photos, she wrote: ‘I ask this COLOSSAL DOUCHEBAG very nicely if he can please (and yes, I did say PLEASE because I’m always polite) move his bag off the seat beside him so I can sit down.

‘He says “No, my bag is there”. I say “Yes, I can see that, but the bus is packed and your bag doesn’t need a seat of its own”.

The ‘leprechaun’ allegedly stomped on her foot and pushed her into other passengers (Picture: Facebook)

‘He laughs. I say “Really dude, can you just move it? I have a headache, I’m tired and I’ve had an awful day at work so I’d really like to sit down”.

‘He says “Get the f*** away from me airhead, the seat is occupied” and STOMPS down on my foot (hard enough to leave an instant bruise) and then pushes me backwards into a pile of people.’

The bearded passenger responsible, wearing a green shirt and a bowler hat, has been lambasted on social media by thousands of people.

The video, along with Ms Lee’s Facebook post, has sparked a hunt for the man involved (Picture: Facebook)

Ms Lee’s account has been corroborated by other bus users, who also claimed he flipped his middle finger at her.

The unnamed man has allegedly failed to turn up for his job in a call centre since the photographs went viral.

In the meantime, the bus company is trying to find CCTV footage from the journey – and Ms Lee has criticised fellow passengers who did not intervene.