2 women charged over toilet paper brawl in Australia supermarket

They are due to appear at a local court on Apr. 28.

Syahindah Ishak | March 09, 2020, 03:34 PM

The Covid-19 outbreak has driven a lot of people to stockpile.

But sometimes, panic buying can be brutal.

Three women fight over toilet paper in Australia

On Saturday (Mar. 7), three women at a Woolworths supermarket in Australia were caught on video fighting over toilet paper.

A mother and daughter had loaded their trolley with toilet paper.

The fight began when a third woman tried taking one of the packets from their trolley.

As of Mar. 8, Australia has 74 confirmed Covid-19 cases with three fatalities.

Two women from Sydney charged

According to Reuters, the New South Wales police has charged two women from Sydney on Sunday (Mar. 8).

The police added that the women are aged 23 and 60.

They were issued court attendance notices for the incident and are due to appear at a local court on Apr. 28.

Top images from Keira Savage/Twitter.