Indigenous TV icon Ernie Dingo admits he chased after a man at a train station and 'whacked him' in the head after disgusting racial slur
- Indigenous TV icon Ernie Dingo told of how he 'whacked' a man over racial slur
- Dingo, 63, said he was waiting to board train when man called him 'f***ing Abo'
- Actor said he grabbed man by scruff of the neck and told him 'say it again'
- Said man tripped as he tried to get away and foot fell between train and platform
Indigenous TV icon Ernie Dingo has told of how he 'whacked' a white man in the head in response to a crude racial slur.
Dingo, 63, said he was waiting to board a train when a man walked by him and called him a 'f***ing Abo' at Perth Railway Station on Wednesday morning.
'This last bloke (white, late 30's) was watching me, as he gets aside me getting off he says "f***ing Abo" and walks off,' Dingo said.
Indigenous TV icon Ernie Dingo has told of how he 'whacked' a white man in the head in response to being called a 'f***ing Abo'
Dingo pictured in 2014. He said he chased the man who made the comment and grabbed him by the scruff of the neck - telling him 'say it again'
Dingo said two men who were watching the incident came to the man's aid and claimed he had a mental disability
In his account of the confrontation published by Ngaarda Media, Dingo said he chased the man, grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and told him "say it again".
'He is scared now and I whack him on the right side of his head, he slips & falls trying to get away, his foot falls between the platform & the train,' Dingo said.
'I drag his arse away from the edge - as he is laying there I ask again "Say it again, give me an excuse to whack you" - he doesn't.'
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Dingo said two men who were watching the incident came to the man's aid and said he may have a mental disorder.
'Well if he is gunna say that s**t to me, I'll have a go at him. I'm 63, I don't take that s**t from anyone.
'I get on the train and this lady says "are you alright, I heard what he said". We chatted and as I told her "He should've known better".
Dingo, 63, said he was waiting to board a train at Perth Railway Station when the man made the racist comment (pictured) on Wednesday morning
'I might make the news tonight, I'm sure it was captured on CCTV.
'If it does, you heard it from me first and I wouldn't have minded if I caught the next train rather than not do anything about it and be angry on the train.'
The Public Transport Authority confirmed an incident happened, but could not confirm details.
It comes amid Black Lives Matter protests in Western Australia and all over the world.
Dingo is a well-known Indigenous actor recognised for his roles in Crocodile Dundee II and Blackfellas.
