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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Michael Howie,Megan Howe and Ross Lydall

London Assembly demands apology for sacked 'hero' bus driver as 137,000 people sign petition

A bus driver who was sacked after knocking a thief unconscious should receive an apology and be compensated or reinstated, according to a motion passed by the London Assembly.

Mark Hehir, 62, was fired by Metroline after he chased down a thief who had stolen the jewellery belonging to one of his passengers, Katalin Kaszas.

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