Dispute over cat leads to baseball bat attack on bus driver

A dispute Wednesday night between a Sherbrooke bus driver and a passenger over an uncaged cat has ended with the driver in hospital and the commuter with a court date Thursday to face an assault charge.
Sherbrooke police said the incident occurred at about 9:15 p.m., after a passenger boarded a city bus carrying several pieces of baggage, including a cage containing a cat.
Once the bus arrived at the Université de Sherbrooke terminal, the driver noticed the passenger had released the cat