Man charged over alleged schoolgirl assault at Werribee McDonald’s
A Werribee dad has been charged after he allegedly assaulted a 14-year-old schoolgirl in a McDonald’s carpark, appearing to punch her in the head multiple times. WATCH THE VIDEO
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A man has been charged over an alleged assault on a schoolgirl in a McDonald’s carpark in Werribee on Tuesday.
Footage has emerged of a man allegedly assaulting a teenage girl in the carpark. It’s believed the girl had a fight with the man’s stepdaughter.
Victoria Police said in a statement on Wednesday: “Police have charged a 47-year-old Werribee man following an assault in Werribee yesterday.”
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“Investigators have been told the man allegedly assaulted a 14-year-old Wyndham Vale girl in the car park of a fast food restaurant on Synott Street about 4.40pm.”
The man has been remanded and is due to appear in the Sunshine Magistrates’ Court on Thursday charged with assault-related offences.
The girl said she feared she could have been “killed”.
“If I fell back and hit my head on the concrete, I could have died,” she told Seven News.
Vision shows a man grabbing the girl, in school uniform, by the hands as he seems to yell, “Shut your big f---ing mouth”.
He then appears to punch her to the head twice before grabbing her at the neck and pushing her backwards.
Screaming at the girl, he appears to headbutt her, only letting her go when a woman steps in and separates them.
The woman seems to use her body to shield the girl from the man and hold him back, while another bystander rushes in to the girl’s side.
The Herald Sun has been told the incident occurred after two girls were involved in an altercation in the McDonald’s carpark.
McDonald’s Australia has been contacted for comment.
Education minister James Merlino labelled it a “serious incident” and said there was “never an excuse for violence, whether in our schools, or in our communities”.
“The health and safety of our students is our absolute priority,” he said.
“The Department of Education will make support and counselling available to students.”
It comes after the Herald Sun recently revealed cases of parents assaulting or threatening school students because of disputes they had with their children.
In a single week last April, a school called police about a mum threatening staff and students over the handling of a fight involving her daughter; a woman threw a bottle at a year 8 girl because of an already resolved fight with her girl, and; a father pushed, swore at and threatened a boy in grade 5 while coaxing his older son to throw stones at him.
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In a more startling case, a woman pulled a knife on a year 10 boy.
A school staff member stood between the mother and child, talked her down and police were called.
The documents obtained under Freedom of Information showed pupils committing assault or acting aggressively against staff had risen by 27 per cent in a year, while cases against students rose 9 per cent.
The police investigation into the alleged McDonald’s assault is ongoing.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or at crimestoppersvic.com.au