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What happened moments before the wild fight in the mall: a witness tells how security refused to stop the fight because the participants “were girls”
- A wild fight broke out in a shopping center in Bankstown
- Appeared to show middle-aged women throwing punches
- Witnesses claim security was passive due to gender
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A witness claimed security did little to help stop a shock fight on a western Sydney bank on Monday afternoon because the participants “were girls”.
Extraordinary footage shows a group of up to 15 people punching each other outside a St George Bank in Bankstown Central shopping centre.
The fight is said to have lasted for around 10 minutes, as witnesses say the guards let it go on until the police arrived.
“Security was standing there, they couldn’t help because they were girls fighting, but they called the police,” a witness told Nine News.
It is not clear what sparked the fight, although witnesses suggested there was a fight between teenagers before their mothers got involved.
“She said ‘don’t touch my son,'” another witness told the network.
It is not clear what sparked the fight, although witnesses suggested there was a fight between teenagers before their mothers got involved.
Witnesses say security stood by and watched because most of the fighters ‘were girls’ as the fight continued for about 10 minutes.
Video of the chaos was captured by bystanders and shared widely on social media.
Screams can be heard throughout the footage as the fight escalated to involve the teens’ mothers.
“I looked up and there was a lot of screaming, I was shocked at first,” another witness told 9News.
“Eventually, I was there in the moment wondering what was going on more than anything else,
‘There were some women there, some mothers with their hair tied up and all ready to fight. Just disgusting.’
At one point, a woman was tackled to the ground with two others climbing on top of her and appearing to rain down blows.
NSW Police confirmed they attended the scene and are currently investigating the fight.
“I heard loud screams and when I looked up there were a million people and then two women fighting together,” Tallawi said.
NSW Police confirmed they attended the scene and are currently investigating the fight.
No arrests have yet been made.
A police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia: “Yesterday (Monday 30 January 2023) at around 3:30pm officers attached to Bankstown Police Area Command were called to a shopping center in North Terrace, Bankstown, following reports of a fight.
Screams can be heard throughout the footage as workers try to separate the fighters.
‘A 52-year-old woman sustained a lip injury during the incident.
She was taken to Bankstown Hospital for treatment.
‘Upon arrival, some of those involved left the place.
Investigators are urging those who witnessed the incident, or anyone with information on those involved, to contact police immediately.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Proximity Centers for comment.