Woman at centre of Qld’s COVID-19 outbreak shares vile, racist abuse on social media
A 21-year-old woman charged with fraud and lying to health officials after a trip to Melbourne that triggered Queensland’s latest COVID-19 crisis has shared a series of vile, racist messages on social media.
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One of the Queensland women at the centre of a possible COVID-19 breach has detailed the torrent of racial and sexist abuse she’s received on social media.
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Diana Lasu, 21, has been charged with fraud and lying to health officials after a trip to Melbourne - a declared coronavirus hotspot.
Her friends Olivia Winnie Muranga, 23, and Haja Timbo, 21, have also been charged over the matter.
An Instagram account in Ms Lasu’s name today shared a string of vile messages aimed at the Brisbane resident on social media.
The 20 odd messages contained foul, abusive, racist and misogynistic language.
The Courier-Mail has chosen not to publish the messages due to their nature.
Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll called out the racist behaviour at a press conference this morning.
“We have seen community members making comments about certain cultural groups and ethnicities. This is not productive at all,” she said.
“People doing the wrong thing come from all walks of life, backgrounds and community groups.
“So it is important especially in these times that community groups actually come together rather than fracture.”