It"s been a couple of days since it happened.
Friday evening I was taking the bus home after work at 19:00. It was very quiet and there were only two of us on the upper floor, me and another woman.
So it was almost empty.
At one stop a man got on and climbed up to the 2nd floor. He sat and then started blaring music loudly on his phone.
The other women must have said something in annoyance, but I couldn't make out what it was. He obviously heard her because he redirected his attention to her, turned his music off, and moved to sit beside her. She squeezed past him to leave and he followed her. She moved again and I told her to get behind me. (I'm a woman in my 60s who thankfykly doesnt get that much unwanted attention anymore.)
She sat in beside me and I started telling her that we're going to go downstairs together.
The man then confronted me and ordered me to move so he could sit beside his girlfriend. She said she didn't know him. He grabbed his crotch and said she's "gagging for..." and then a whole load of profanity.
I refused to move and told her to press the emergency stop and call police.
He spat on my face at this point. Then tried to pull me away. I was then punched on my arm. Bus stopped. She screamed for help. The man ran off.
I have a police interivew tomorrow afternoon and I wanted to know what I should do before hand. Do I write down everyrhing I remember?
Do I neeed to bring my own solicitor too? I have heard of duty solicitors. Is that what I need?
Is there any risk to me at all if I act as a witness? Will I have to face this man in a courtroom?