Mark Hehir told the hearing he was seen as a "hero" by the public after retrieving a stolen necklace.

A tribunal heard Mark Hehir was sacked from his job driving buses for Metroline in London.

The driver restrained the thief for 30 minutes until police arrived, and was fired for gross misconduct ...

A Metroline bus driver who chased down a thief after a passenger was robbed has been dismissed for gross misconduct.

Mark Hehir chased a man who stole a passenger's necklace and knocked him out after being punched - but Metroline sacked him for gross misconduct and a tribunal upheld the decision ...

A 'hero' London bus driver who 'instinctively' caught and restrained a thief who stole from one of his passengers has been ...

A London bus driver was sacked after he chased and knocked out a thief who stole a passenger's necklace.

Mr Hehir chased after the man down the street and returned the necklace to the female passenger. The man again walked towards the bus where he threw “the first punch” at Hehir. The bus driver ...