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Double blow for run-over teen

13 May 2008

| By Amy Remeikis

An 18-year-old whose leg was broken after he was allegedly pushed under a police car on Saturday night had spent the past six months in training for mountain bike racing.

Jamie Le Feuvre remained in Nambour General Hospital yesterday awaiting surgery to his shattered ankle and leg after an alleged altercation with a security officer from The Reef Hotel at Noosa.

The incident happened just before 10pm.

Noosa police were conducting a routine patrol in an unmarked car when they noticed a disturbance outside the hotel.

They turned around to assist and as they slowed, preparing to stop, the 21-year-old security officer allegedly pushed Jamie, causing him to fall under the vehicle’s front passenger wheel.

Police investigations into the incident continued yesterday.

Bruce Mathieson, a spokesman for the hotel’s lessee, Australian Leisure and Hospitality, said the company would be conducting an internal review into the incident with the sub-contracted security firm as a matter of course.

Mr Mathieson said his company did have a code of conduct for its security officers but added “obviously it is a commercial and confidential arrangement between the company and the security company”.

“Obviously (our initial reaction was) concern for the individual (Jamie) involved but the issue is under police investigation and we are fully supporting them in that,” Mr Mathieson said.

No charges have been laid while police continue to look into the events leading up to the alleged push.

Meanwhile, Jamie’s father Darren said it may still be a few days before his son had surgery to repair his broken bones because doctors believed his leg was still too swollen for the operations to take place.

He said the injury was a double blow for his son, who had spent the past six months training for mountain bike racing.

“His first race was in two weeks, so he is pretty down about that,” Mr Le Feuvre said.

“He’d been really looking forward to it, so it has hit him hard.”

Mr Le Feuvre said it looked like his son had at least a six-month recovery period ahead of him after his operations.

“We are just taking it one step at a time,” he said.

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Posted by starfish from Battery Hill
on 13 May, 2008 at 8:47 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
When is someone going to get these bouncers out of our clubs?!

Too many people have been hurt by the men and woman meant to look after us and keep the peace.

Come on Sunny Coasters, lets do something about it!
Posted by POSSS from buderim
on 13 May, 2008 at 12:14 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
After working in pubs for numerous years, and baby sitting people who cant handle alcohol. Bouncers are a necessity to the pub scene. I have been threatened because i have refused to serve alcohol to people unable to stand let alone talk, but who still want more to drink.

It would be great if we didnt need bouncers but we do. Not everyone carries on like a idiot but the ones that do need to be removed. I have no doubt that there is fault on both sides but a bouncer is sober so has a better judgement on the situation most times. It is possible to still go out and have a great night and not get drunk as or into trouble with anyone.
Posted by starfish from Battery Hill
on 13 May, 2008 at 1:48 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
POSSS - "but a bouncer is sober so has a better judgement on the situation most times."

Bouncers have a better judgment? So why are so many people allegedly being punched or kicked or PUSHED IN FRONT OF CARS by bouncers???!!!

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