Two men sentenced to five years in jail for bus driver attack in Montreal

MONTREAL – Two men have been sentenced to five years in jail for attacking a Montreal bus driver.

A judge handed down the sentence today for Jeffrey St-Cloud and Daniel Quiroz-Rivas and described their attack as brutal and incredibly violent.

They had previously pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in the April 2013 incident, which was recorded by security cameras.

With pre-trial detention, St-Cloud has three years left in his sentence, while Quiroz-Rivas has six months.

The accused, who were with a friend who was a minor, attempted to get on a bus between stops but were denied entry. When they finally boarded, they insulted the driver, spat on him and then repeatedly hit him in the head after he stood up.

The driver, who is now 39, suffered severe injuries from the attack and fell into a coma. He is on different medication and has not driven a bus since the assault.