Will Connolly who egged Australian Senator warns others not to do the same
Twitter has erupted with praise of Egg Boy with many creating 'fan art' to show they stand by him.
(Web Desk) - The 17-year-old boy who smashed an egg on the back of Senator Fraser Anning s head has responded to the incident in a short video clip posted to social media.
Will Connolly, from Victoria, was behind Mr Anning at a Conservative National Party Meeting in Melbourne, on Saturday afternoon, when he egged the senator.
A short scuffle ensued and the schoolboy was grabbed around the neck, tackled to the ground and restrained by up to five men.
The incident was captured in confronting footage showing the teen being arrested and later removed from the premises.
On Sunday morning, the teenager posted a video delivering a stark warning to his burgeoning fan base.
Don t egg a politician, you ll get tackled by 30 bogans at the same time, I learnt the hard way, he says while laughing and slapping his face.In a caption posted alongside the clip, the 17-year-old wrote no regrets.
Since the video of the egging went viral, the teen, who resides in the affluent Melbourne suburb of Hampton, has seen his online following soar.
His Instagram now boasts more than 241,000 followers and his Twitter feed is flooded with fans calling him a hero and affectionately renaming him Egg Boy.
The hashtag EggBoyHero is now one trending on Twitter worldwide.
Thank you for your love and support, he has since written to his newfound fans.
A GoFundMe page has also been set up to pay for his legal fees and to buy more eggs .
It has exceeded the $2,000 target by reaching more than $21,000 and is still climbing.Since the video s wide circulation, Adam Houda, a high profile criminal lawyer who has defended men charged with terrorist-related offences in the past, is now demanding Mr Anning face charges for his actions.
On Twitter, the lawyer said it was a clear case of assault on a child.
I ve just seen the footage of the Fraser Anning egging. Anning reacts by assaulting the young man. The police are now obligated to charge Anning, he tweeted.
I ve been a lawyer for over two decades and in my opinion there is no argument that Anning was acting in self-defence.
Mr Houda, who is the former lawyer of Sydney Lindt Cafe siege gunman Man Haron Monis, has offered to represent the teenager free of charge.
