Two women charged over Chullora Woolies toilet paper brawl
Two Sydney women allegedly at the centre of a supermarket brawl over toilet paper with another shopper (pictured on the right) that went viral were charged on Sunday after they handed themselves in to police.
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Two Sydney women allegedly at the centre of a supermarket brawl over toilet paper with another shopper that went viral were charged on Sunday after they handed themselves in to police.
Police were called to Woolworths in Chullora after shoppers and staff reported a dispute had erupted between three women at about 7am on Saturday.
Supermarket staff had to separate the customers, where it is alleged a 49-year-old was the victim of an assault.
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She had not sustained any serious injuries, it was reported.
By the time police arrived at the scene, the other two women, believed to be a mother and daughter, had left.
Video of the incident was widely publicised on social media and TV news bulletins.
Later that night the pair, believed to be a mother, 60, and her daughter, 23, both from Bankstown, attended the local station where they talked to investigators before being allowed to leave.
The pair were issued with court attendance notices, charged with affray and ordered to appear at Bankstown Local Court on April 28.
The case came as NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian called for calm as panic buying spread.
“I cannot understand the logic — we have a big factory in Penrith that produces toilet paper, a big factory in South Australia that has pallets moving out the door,” she said.
A supermarket spokesman has also confirmed that stockpiling toilet paper was unnecessary.
“We are confident we have enough toilet paper for everyone in Australia. Our suppliers have increased production and assure us they can foresee no supply issues,” he said.
“We understand at this time people are wanting to increase their personal holding of toilet paper. Unfortunately this has resulted in some people missing out causing distress and disrupting the usual supply flow of stock.
“To help ensure everyone can access toilet paper we are limiting the number of packs that can be purchased at a time to one. We have deliveries of toilet paper going into stores every day.”
However amid the panic, Woolworths was forced to put a limit on toilet paper purchases this week of four packs per transaction.
Originally published as Two women charged over Chullora Woolies toilet paper brawl