Biting Incident at Brisbane Comic-Con: Man Banned from Future Events

A man has been banned from attending future Oz Comic-Con events after an alleged biting incident at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on Sunday afternoon.

Police were called to the scene in South Bank, and while no formal complaint was filed, authorities confirmed they were aware of the incident.

Witness Describes Altercation

An eyewitness described the altercation as highly unusual, stating that it started when the man was asked if he was selling AI-generated art.

Victoria Manton-Williams, a stall-holder, told reporters that she asked the man, identified as Bowie Chong, whether his art was AI-generated, prompting him to tell her to "f*** off".

Manton-Williams alleged that Chong snatched a phone away from her artist friend who was filming the scene, and that her friend pushed Chong, who then allegedly bit her friend's arm and "latched on".

Manton-Williams claimed that she ran over and tried to pull Chong off of her friend, but was pushed to the ground and kicked in the arm.

Manton-Williams said her friend went to the hospital to receive antibiotics for the bite, which had turned dark red from bruising.

"I've never actually heard of anyone getting bitten at a convention in general," Manton-Williams said.

"I did not even think it was in the realm of possibility that when I went up to ask this guy a question that he would run out and bite someone."

"It's not normal behaviour — not even cosplayers go around biting each other."

Incident Referred to Police

Oz Comic-Con has referred the matter to police, with a spokesperson stating that it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.

A Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre spokesperson said that Oz Comic-Con was run separately from the centre itself, and that the incident was responded to in accordance with established security procedures.

"We are aware of an incident that occurred and the matter was responded to at the time in accordance with the Centre's established security procedures," the spokesperson said.

"Oz Comic-Con is an independently organised event."