A worker in Australia who claims his ex-supervisor repeatedly broke wind at him has appealed against a court ruling that found he was not bullied.
David Hingst said his former colleague Greg Short would "lift his bum and fart" on him up to six times a day.
He sued his former company for $1.28m last year, but the Supreme Court of Victoria found there was no bullying. 56-year-old Hingst said the flatulence had caused him "severe stress".
Hingst told reporters, "I would be sitting with my face to the wall and Greg Short would come into the room, which was small and had no windows. He would fart behind me and walk away. He would do this five or six times a day."
Hingst claimed Short had behaved that way as part of a conspiracy to get rid of him, and said his time at Construction Engineering caused him psychiatric injuries.
At the original hearing last year, Short said he didn't particularly recall breaking wind near Hingst but "may have done it once or twice, maybe". However, he denied he was doing it "with the intention of distressing or harassing" Hingst.
Hingst would refer to Short as "Mr Stinky" and sprayed deodorant at him, the court heard.
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