Stolen sex toy hits elderly woman on the head in Palmerston shopping centre

An elderly woman was having a cuppa when a flying “fat d—k” struck her in the head, triggering a massive clash.

Oasis Shopping Village in Palmerston, Northern Territory.

An elderly woman was sipping her coffee when she was struck in the head by a flying dildo, triggering a massive fracas between a gang of youths and bystanders in a Northern Territory shopping centre.

At about 1.30pm on Wednesday, Oasis Shopping Village descended into chaos when four youths on scooters zipped through the shopping centre at speed.

Things turned ugly, however, when the troublesome group hurled a variety of items – including sex toys – around the food court.

An off-duty support worker, who did not want to be named, witnessed the moment an elderly woman was struck with a “fat d--k” to the head.

“They threw two, large rubber dildos – one of them bounced off the floor and the other smacked an elderly woman right in the head,” she said.

“And then the woman said ‘Oh, I’ve just been hit in the head with a penis’, and I don’t know what happened to her because she disappeared.”

Oasis Shopping Village in Palmerston, Northern Territory. Picture: Harry Brill

Witness Melanie Euhus, 47, said the victim could have been badly hurt by the “massive” sex toy.

“It was probably about 30 centimetres long and it was fat, it was really fat and heavy,” she said.

“It wasn’t normal size that one.”

Several good Samaritans caught the culprits on-site, with bystanders restraining two of the troublemakers who tried to squirm free.

Multiple witnesses said a woman could be seen with a dildo in one hand while using the other to restrain a culprit.

After ringing security, Ms Euhus took it upon herself to clean up the court.

“I’ve gone out to help and one of the ladies who was sitting down having a cuppa turned to me and said ‘that’s not mine’, and I looked down and there was the gigantic, rubber dildo on the table,” she said.

“I asked her ‘are you sure’ before I went and grabbed a bag to collect the dildos while customers were grabbing the kids and restraining them.”

In the 20 minutes that followed, the good Samaritans continued to hold the pair of captives while others cleaned up scattered items allegedly stolen, such as lighters and aerosols, which had also been hurled during the skirmish.

Before police arrived, a woman, who witnesses believe was known to the offenders, berated the pair before leaving the premises with them.

Another witness who did not want to be named said she was “frustrated” that police took so long to arrive.

“(Someone) came out and said they saw the same kids checking cars out outside,” she said.

“They were up to no good, they had heaps of stuff on them that they (allegedly) stole.”

Member for Blain Mark Turner says elderly Territorians “can’t even enjoy a cuppa without facing a dildo disaster”. Picture Glenn Campbell

Member for Blain Mark Turner, whose office is located at Oasis, said the situation was a result of a government that was “out of touch”.

“(The government) enjoy peace and quiet at Parliament House while our poor Palmerston seniors can’t even enjoy a cuppa without facing a dildo disaster, while kids are shouting ‘Don’t touch me’ despite the laws,” he said.

“And if that wasn’t enough, we’ve got kids on a rampage, allegedly looting several stores with their parents egging them on, all while zipping around on scooters stolen from a preschool – they even made off with the loot.”

Mr Turner said Territorians might have to take the situation “by the balls” and handle crime themselves.

“If the powers that-be can’t protect us from these rubbery rampages and pint-sized pilferers, we’ll have to grab this whole mess by the balls and sort it out ourselves,” he said.

“The NT is currently like the wild west meets a bad comedy but there’s no sheriff coming to save us.”

NT Police Minister Brent Potter says Territorians should able to “go about their day in peace”. Picture: Fia Walsh.

Police Minister Brent Potter blasted the dildo skirmish as “unacceptable”.

“This behaviour is completely out of line and it’s absolutely unacceptable what’s happened,” he said.

“No matter where you are, Territorians should be able to go about their day in peace.”

Mr Potter maintained efforts were underway to combat anti-social behaviour.

“This is why we’re investing $570 million extra in the Northern Territory Police Force, which includes 200 more police being recruited,” he said.

“The Lawler Labor government is delivering on its common sense plan to lower crime and improve community safety.”