Footy star is charged with assaulting an Uber driver after he and a friend 'punched the man repeatedly through his car window'
- Rugby league star Michael Chee Kam, 26, charged with punching an Uber driver
- Wests Tigers player Chee Kam, 26, and 'relative', 18, arrested on December 30
- Chee Kam allegedly punched Uber driver through an open car-door window
A rugby league star has been charged with punching an Uber driver.
Wests Tigers player Michael Chee Kam, 26, and an 18-year-old man believed to be his relative are accused of punching the driver through a car window during a night out in Bondi in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
Chee-Kam, 26, was standing on the street about 10.30pm on December 30 when an Uber driver beeped at him to get him to move.
Wests Tigers player Michael Chee Kam (pictured with wife Alex), 26, and an 18-year-old man believed to be his relative are accused of punching the driver through a car window
Chee-Kam, 26, was standing on the street about 10.30pm on December 30 when an Uber driver beeped at him to get him to move
The two men allegedly punched the driver through an open car-door window.
The Uber driver flagged down a passing police car, and a taxi containing Chee-Kam and the other man was later stopped.
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Chee Kam and the 18-year-old man were both arrested and served a Field Court Attendance notice for assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and common assault.
Both men will appear at Waverley Local Court on February 5.
The Uber driver flagged down a passing police car, and a taxi containing Chee-Kam and the other man was later stopped
The National Rugby League is aware of the charges against Chee Kam but a spokesman said it 'wouldn't be appropriate to comment further'.
Chee Kam married his wife Alex earlier in 2018, and on Tuesday he posted a series of photos to Instagram remembering the year as an 'absolute treasure'.
'I'll cherish this year for the rest of my life,' he posted alongside the photos.
Originally from Auckland, New Zealand, Chee Kam has played for the Manly Sea Eagles as well as the Tigers in the NRL, and made his international debut for Samoa last season.
Chee Kam married his wife Alex earlier in 2018, and on Tuesday he posted a series of photos to Instagram remembering the year as an 'absolute treasure'
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