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27-year-old woman pleads guilty after unprovoked attack

A 27-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to two charges of assault and insulting behaviour after her racial attack was captured on a phone by one of the five victims.

Megan Sarah Louise Walton, of no fixed abode in Auckland, appeared before a judge in the Hamilton District Court this afternoon.

The incident captured on camera happened at the public toilets on State Highway 1 in Huntly. Khan reported the incident to police before uploading it to Facebook where it has been viewed over 700,000 times already.

The accused has been held in custody.

Peata Melbourne
Peata Melbourne

Peata Melbourne (Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata) is the News Editor at Whakaata Māori. Formerly the news anchor for the Whakaata Māori flagship show, Te Ao Mārama, she has also previously worked at the station as a current-affairs producer, reporter and presenter.