Bankstown brawl: Women throw punches in wild shopping centre fight

Wild brawl breaks out in a shopping centre food court leaving a woman, 52, with a bleeding lip as the cause of the melee is revealed

  • Wild brawl broke out at shopping centre in Bankstown 
  • Appeared to show middle-aged women throwing punches
  • One woman, 52, was taken to hospital with an injured lip
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A shocking brawl broke out in a west Sydney bank on Monday between several teenage boys – before their mothers got involved and started trading blows. 

Incredible footage shows a group of women throwing punches at each other outside a St.George Bank in the Bankstown Central Shopping Centre.

At one stage, a woman was knocked to the ground with two others climbing on top of her and appearing to rain down punches. 

It is unclear what sparked the brawl, though witnesses have suggested there was a fight between teenage boys before their mothers got involved. 

One woman, 52, was taken to hospital after suffering a lip injury in the melee. 

Video of the chaos was captured by onlookers and shared widely on social media.  

Screaming can be heard throughout the footage as workers attempt to separate the fighters. 

NSW Police confirmed they attended the scene and are currently investigating the brawl. 

No arrests have yet been made.  

A police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia: ‘About 3.30pm yesterday (Monday 30 January 2023), officers attached to Bankstown Police Area Command were called to a shopping centre on North Terrace, Bankstown, following reports of a brawl.

It is unclear what sparked the brawl, though witnesses have suggested there was a fight between teenage boys before their mothers got involved

At one stage, a woman was knocked to the ground with two others climbing on top of her and appearing to rain down punches

At one stage, a woman was knocked to the ground with two others climbing on top of her and appearing to rain down punches

‘A 52-year-old woman sustained an injury to her lip during the incident.

‘She was taken to Bankstown Hospital for treatment.

‘Upon arrival, some of those involved left the scene.

Investigators are urging those who witnessed the incident, or anyone with information about those involved to contact police immediately.

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