Charges changed in train guard abuse case

A Queensland teenager whose racial abuse of a train guard went viral has had charges against him downgraded.

In the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday, Abdel-Kader Russell-Boumzar, 18, indicated he would plead guilty to two counts of assaulting train security guard Josphat Mkhwananzi in October last year.

Several charges, including serious assault (spitting), making threats, and creating a disturbance on public transport, were withdrawn following mediation, with the teen due to enter pleas to the two charges on July 27.