Woman allegedly punched in Perth nail salon after asking another patron to wear a mask
A woman was left with chipped teeth and a concussion after a disagreement in a Perth nail salon over COVID-19 mandates.
Jill Sheehan was allegedly attacked after asking the woman next to her to wear a mask at the salon in Wanneroo Shopping Centre on Sunday.
Masks are still mandatory indoors in Western Australia.
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A woman was left with a concussion after a brawl broke out in a Perth shopping centre nail salon over a disagreement about COVID-19 mandates. 9News
"I asked her if she'd put her mask on, and she said 'who are you?'" Ms Sheehan told 9News.
"'I'll spit on you,' she said. I said, 'You spit on me and I'll do you for assault.'
"And that was it. She just went for me."
The mother-of-two was punched in the face repeatedly.
Salon staff immediately called police, who say as well as the concussion Ms Sheehan suffered bruising, cuts, and chipped teeth.
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Tensions spilled over at a nail salon in the Wanneroo Shopping Centre in Perth when a woman asked the lady sitting next to her to wear a mask. 9News
Ms Sheehan said it was important to her to confront the woman about not wearing a mask.
"I'm immune compromised and I've got an immune compromised father with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease," she said.
A 19-year-old woman was arrested over the attack and charged with assault occasioning bodily harm.
She is set to face court next month.
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