Warrant issued for Qld cigarette attacker

A woman accused of shoving a lit cigarette into the face of a television reporter outside a Queensland court has had a warrant issued for her arrest.

Bianca Jade Cahill allegedly put out the cigarette on Nine Network journalist Alex Bernhardt in June, when she was at the Caboolture Magistrates Court to support a friend charged with murder.

Cahill failed to appear in court on Thursday and a warrant was issued for her arrest.