Tylah Ann Shorter in court for punching pizza shop owner

A Sunshine Coast hairdresser and TikTok star reached for tissues as a court was told that she punched a pizza shop owner after causing a scene while waiting for her order.

Tylan Ann Shorter was sentenced in Caloundra Magistrates Court on June 18. Photo: social media

A young hairdresser held back tears in court after she punched the owner of a pizza shop “haymaker style” amidst confusion and aggression over an order.

Tylah Ann Shorter, 19, appeared in the Caloundra Magistrates Court on June 18 and pleaded guilty to one count of serious assault against a person over the age of 60 and one of committing a public nuisance offence.

Shorter has about 39,500 followers on her TikTok page featuring lip sync videos.

Police prosecutor Stephen Potter told the court the incident occured at a pizza shop on Moreton Parade, Caloundra on February 3 about 8.30pm.

Shorter’s co-offender began acting aggressively towards staff after falsely claiming she ordered and paid for a pizza, the court was told.

Sergeant Potter said the owner offered to make Shorter and her co-offender a pizza in order to calm them down but the pair became verbally abusive again as they waited for their order to be made.

The court heard the owner then began to shut them out of the shop.

It was at this moment Shorter punched the man in the face, knocking off his glasses which broke on the floor.

Acting Magistrate Raelene Ellis said the punch was described as being “haymaker style” in documents, which Sgt Potter noted was essentially a “wild punch”.

The court heard after the shop closed its doors, the pair continued to yell outside, which drove away customers.

Police were called and the pair was arrested.

Defence lawyer Matthew Cooper told the court his client had written letters of apology and completed an alcohol and anger management program prior to her sentencing.

He said his client had been intoxicated during the offence and had been suffering through personal issues at the time.

Mr Cooper noted Shorter was not the initial aggressor but had been the one to inflict “brief” violence.

Ms Ellis said the pizza shop staff have a right to feel safe in their place of employment.

“They did not deserve the way you treated them,” she said.

She put Shorter on 18 months’ probation and ordered her to complete 150 hours of community service.

Ms Ellis also ordered her to pay $180 to compensate for the broken glasses and $250 in restitution.

Convictions were not recorded.

Originally published as Tylah Ann Shorter in court for punching pizza shop owner