Kempsey: A woman has been fined $500 for a foul-mouthed spray while ordering at McDonald’s

VIDEO: Police have punished a woman after footage of an expletive-laden spray directed at McDonald’s staff, in front of a child, was circulated on social media.

A woman is $500 lighter in the pocket after she was made to pay-up for an expletive-laden spray she directed to McDonald’s staff on the NSW Mid-North Coast.

The woman can bee seen erupting into anger while waiting for her order at Kempsey McDonald’s. She can be heard spraying vile commentary at staff, over what appears to be a lack of urgency to make her meal.

“Twenty f***ing minutes,” she yells, shortly before a staff member calmly tells her to politely ‘settle down’.”

“No don’t tell me to f***cking settle … when you can’t even cook a f***ing fresh meal.”

“Everyone else is is better, the drive through is better, than the c***s in this f***ing restaurant.”

The incident occurred at Kempsey McDonald's on Wednesday

The video of the incident, which occurred at about 7.30pm on Wednesday, was uploaded on a local Kempsey Facebook page before being removed for violating the group’s policy.

A child can be seen in full view as the woman continues to swear and taunt staff throughout the whole ordeal.

On Thursday afternoon, Kempsey police released a statement notifying its Facebook community that the woman in the video had spoken too about her behaviour.

“Police from the Mid North Coast Police District became aware of an incident that allegedly occurred around 7.40pm, Wednesday 3 February 2021, at a family restaurant on Smith Street, Kempsey after video was posted on a page of a local private Facebook group.

“The incident involved reports of a female aggressively abusing a number of staff, including teenage employees, over a dispute on the time it was taking for her order to be processed.

A woman has been fined for her aggressive behaviour towards staff at Kempsey McDonald's

“During the incident, the female was alleged to have used extremely offensive and abusive language towards the employees.

Their investigations led to the 28-year-old West Kempsey woman voluntarily attending Kempsey Police Station around 3pm Thursday after being contacted by police.

“The woman has since assisted police with their inquiries, and showed considerable remorse.

“She was issued with a Criminal Infringement Notice for the offence of Offensive Behaviour which carries an on-the-spot fine of $500.

“The restaurant management has been advised of the outcome, and they have informed staff involved in the incident. They continue to provide support to the staff involved.

The statement included a notice reminding members of the community that conduct, language and behaviour must meet minimum community standards, and those that fall below those expectations, can expect action to be taken.