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Woman claims she was sexually assaulted on a Malaysia Airline flight

The bad news appears to never stop for the already troubled Malaysia Airline. After two tragic cr...
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16.41 22 Aug 2014


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Woman claims she was sexually assaulted on a Malaysia Airline flight

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16.41 22 Aug 2014


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The bad news appears to never stop for the already troubled Malaysia Airline.

After two tragic crashes already in the past few months, an Australian woman has now come forward claiming she was sexually assaulted on board one of their flights.

Laura Bushney told Australian News station 'Seven', that she was sexually assaulted by the chief steward on board a flight from Kuala Lumpar to Paris in August. 

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The 26 year old tearfully told the station that she was too scared to scream for help but managed to take a video clip taken on her phone.

The clip showed her confront the steward about the assualt and say 'You did, you did, you did, don’t lie. It’s what you did,’ and ‘I’m so scared, I just want to get off this plane.’

WORLD EXCLUSIVE: ATTACKED AT 40,000 FEET Malaysia Airlines flight MH20 to Paris. It's three hours into the overnight flight - the lights are switched off and the cabin is in darkness. A 26-year-old Australian woman is all alone on the back row of the plane. Laura is very nervous about flying with the airline that has recently made headlines around the world, but is reassured by the chief steward who says he will check in on her later. What happens when he returns shortly afterwards is difficult at first to comprehend, but when you hear Laura describe it, you get a sense of the absolute terror she felt as the man sat down beside her, blocking her in. The incredible twist to this story is that while Laura was frozen in panic as the steward placed his hands under the blanket and onto on her stomach, she had the presence of mind to hit record on the mobile phone under her pillow. As the man sexually assaults her he doesn't know his dreadful crime is being captured by his victim. Afterwards, once the steward has walked away, Laura raises the alarm to another passenger and the Captain is called. When the steward is summoned, Laura films again as she confronts him in front of passengers and crew over what he did to her. It is remarkable vision. Upon landing in Paris, the steward - who is married with three daughters - was detained by police and two weeks later is still behind bars after making admissions. Brave Laura is speaking out for the first time about what happened to her on flight MH20 because she feels let down by the actions of the airline. In this international investigation, Sunday Night's chief investigations reporter Ross Coulthart goes in search of answers.Seven News

The male steward, who is a married father of three, was detained by French authorities and is currently still behind bars. 


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