'Egg boy' Will Connolly donates $100,000 to help mosque attack survivors

The Australian teenager dubbed "Egg Boy" after he smashed a raw egg on the head of far-right Senator Fraser Anning has donated $100,000 toward helping those affected by the Christchurch mosque attacks.

The money was raised on two Go Fund Me pages set up by others after Will Connolly, 17, egged Anning, who had blamed Muslim immigration for the shooting.

In an Instagram post, Connolly said he had donated $99,922.36 to the Christchurch Foundation and Victim Support. The post did not say whether that was Australian dollars, but if it is, the amount would be nearly NZ$106,000.

The money was transferred "after a huge amount of red tape", Connolly said in the Tuesday evening post.

"I decided to donate all monies to help provide some relief to the victims of the massacre... it wasn't mine to keep," he said.

"To the victims of the Tragedy, I whole heartedly hope that this can bring some relief to you."

Peter Gordon from Gordon lawyers confirmed the donation had been made.

"We're all very proud of him," Mr Gordon said. "It's a good ending to a very interesting story."

The teenager had egged Mr Anning at a far-right rally in Moorabbin in Melbourne's south-east on March 16, the day after the Christchurch terror attack.

Senator Anning was criticised around the world for saying Muslims were "not blameless" for the mosque shootings which killed 50 people.

Will, a 17-year-old student from Melbourne's bayside, cracked an egg on the head of the politician during the Melbourne rally, in response to his comments. He was then tackled to the ground by a group of the senator's supporters.

Following the incident, police handed Will an official caution, but he was not charged.

At the time, Will's lawyer Peter Gordon said his client was relieved with the "common sense outcome" from police.

"[Will] appreciates that he went about expressing a passionately held view in the wrong way and he acknowledges that," he said.

"He thanks the police and his family and everyone who has supported him through a pretty stressful time for him. He wants to get back to pursuing his year 12 studies."


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Mr Hammer wrote on May 31^st, 2019 at 3:20pm:


Or the couple of hundred the mossies killed on Colombo

Murdering **** 

mothra wrote on May 31^st, 2019 at 3:25pm:

Well the Indonesians are getting rid of the memorial to make way for some club and nobody even knows or cares.

Mr Hammer wrote on May 31^st, 2019 at 3:20pm:



pity you are incapable of engaging your brain BEFORE you comment

John Smith wrote on May 31^st, 2019 at 3:33pm:



I doubt that would help overly in any case.

Mr Hammer wrote on May 31^st, 2019 at 3:36pm:



I'm sure you cried when someone their sandwich at Gillard 

well done to the fella.

you have to give first before you can recieve.

he will now recieve opportunities.

powerful people like waleed might give him a gig on a leftie show like the project.

he should get on instagram and get lots of followers

there are so many lefties nowadays , he could really build his numbers



this IS how the world works

Mr Hammer wrote on May 31^st, 2019 at 4:02pm:


she had one thrown at her ... and you cheered.