{"id":19896,"date":"2016-01-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/qld-mum-in-hospital-after-she-was-victim-of-coward-attack-while-at-work\/"},"modified":"2016-01-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T00:00:00","slug":"qld-mum-in-hospital-after-she-was-victim-of-coward-attack-while-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/qld-mum-in-hospital-after-she-was-victim-of-coward-attack-while-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"QLD mum in hospital after she was the victim of a coward attack while at work"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The mother-of-two who was the victim of a coward attack while working at a Mt Isa pub is recovering in hospital, say police.<\/h3>\n<p><strong>SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Melissa Abdoo, 36, duty manager at the Buffs Club, hit her head on concrete when she was allegedly punched by a 28-year-old male who she had refused entry.<\/p>\n<p>Video of the attack was released by Queensland police and widely shared on social media over the weekend.<\/p>\n<h3>WATCH HERE:<\/h3>\n&#13;\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder=\"0\" width=\"698\" height=\"573\" scrolling=\"no\" id=\"molvideoplayer\" title=\"MailOnline Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/embed\/video\/1242631.html\"><\/iframe>&#13;\n\n<h3>Police Detective Senior Sergeant Alex McBroom said the woman remained in a serious but stable condition in Townsville Hospital.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mt_isa2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>Ms&nbsp;Abdoo was flown to Townsville Hospital after the attack<\/h6>\n<p>&#8220;She&#8217;s obviously in quite a lot of pain and discomfort as a result of the incident that occurred,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our reports are that she is very, very uncomfortable and she is in a lot of pain and distress.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/david-and-will\/funi-pregnancy-rumour-gathers-steam\">THIS BIG ADELAIDE RUMOUR IS BUILDING STEAM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/reporter-s-bikini-mishap-makes-news-around-world\">REPORTER\u2019S BIKINI MISHAP MAKES NEWS AROUND THE WORLD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The mother-of-two who was the victim of a coward attack while working at a Mt Isa pub is recovering in hospital, say police. 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