Real estate agent who slammed ‘cream pie’ into Northern Territory leader reveals why she did it

The real estate agent who hit Natasha Fyles in the face with a “cream pie” has told the Northern Territory Chief Minister to “get over it” and revealed why she did it.

Suzi Milgate, director of Milgate Real Estate, caught Ms Fyles outside the Nightcliff Markets shops, in Darwin’s northwest, about 11.40am on Sunday.

She was charged with aggravated assault and was due to appear in Darwin Local Court on October 10.

Ms Milgate admitted on Monday she had made a “minor mistake” by attacking Ms Fyles, but claims the incident was the result of “frustration” boiling over in the community.

“It was just a cream pie out of frustration,” she said Sky News.

“She won’t talk to people and discuss Darwin’s real problems.

“All this crime, violence, murders and the fact that none of us can respond to concerns in the community.”

Asked if she regretted the alleged assault, Ms Milgate said Ms Fyles was not at risk of any harm.

‘What, a cream cake? For God sake. That’s not an attack, is it a cream pie f**king attack? And it’s fresh cream, how hard is fresh cream?,” she said.

‘It’s a small mistake. It’s a cream pie, tell her to get over herself.’

She added that she “did not intend to cause her any harm.”

“It’s a small mistake on a fresh cream pie,” she said.

A witness said Natasha Fyles (above) was ‘very shocked and quite shaken’ by the attack

Witness footage of Sunday’s incident shows Ms Milgate rushing towards an unsuspecting and smiling Ms Fyles as she left a sofa and shoving the cream-covered crepe in her face.

A witness told the NT news that Mrs Fyles was ‘very shocked and quite astonished’.

“The woman stood at a distance from Natasha as she wiped the cream from her face,” they said.

“(The Chief Minister) took out her phone and tried to film and photograph the incident. There were a few people around supporting her, but she didn’t seem to be in danger.”

Ms Fyles was attending a celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Bendigo Bank branch in Nightcliff, which falls in her electorate.

Nightcliff market manager Ross Dudgeon condemned the alleged attack.

“The Prime Minister is quite upset,” he said.

‘It has always been a relaxed community market. There is a difference between protesting peacefully and being obnoxious and violent. That is simply not the case.

‘Natasha is always here every Sunday, grabbing a smoothie and should never be exposed to that kind of aggression and violence.’

Ms Milgate (pictured attacking Ms Fyles) was charged with aggravated assault and was due to appear in Darwin Local Court on October 10.

NT Police Commissioner Michael Murphy said NT Police were investigating whether the area’s leader’s security should be increased.

“It’s about appreciating the threat and the risk assessments, and how those manifest, and what kind of policing activities we put in place around people and making sure they’re safe,” he told The Australian.

Ms Fyles said the “honest blow” had left her with some pain and bruising around one eye, but she would not let it stop her from circulating among the public.

“I felt a bit uncomfortable yesterday and this morning, but I’m fine,” the prime minister said on Monday. ‘I’m back to work, I’ll continue.

‘One of the great things about the area is that you can see MPs in the community and approach them.

‘I’m always up for a tough conversation.

“It won’t deter me, I’m going to get back out into the community because that’s so important to me.”