Senator and ‘Egg Boy’ not charged over mosque row

Police say they will not charge an Australian teenager or a senator for an incident in which the boy cracked an egg on the politician’s head and the man retaliated.

Victoria state police said after reviewing footage and interviewing both participants, they had issued an official caution only to 17-year-old Will Connolly. They said they concluded Senator Fraser Anning had acted in self defence when he twice struck the teen afterward.

Connolly gained fame as ‘Egg Boy’ for egging Mr Anning in Melbourne last month after the senator controversially blamed the Christchurch mosque massacre on Muslim immigration.

Connolly said in an interview he was disgusted by the senator’s comments, but understood his actions were wrong.