Female teacher, 57, arrested for assault after six primary school children say they were attacked

  • Detectives arrested a 57-year-old female teacher in Yagoona, south-west Sydney
  • The teacher was taken to the station, charged with six counts of common assault
  • Police earlier attended a local primary school where they spoke to children, staff

A primary school teacher has been charged over the alleged assault of six children as young as eight.

The 57-year-old woman was arrested at a home in Yagoona, in Sydney’s south-west, about 6.30pm on Monday.

Earlier that day detectives from the Bankstown Police Area Command were called to a primary school in the area.

A primary school teacher has been charged over the alleged assault of six children as young as eight (stock image)

They spoke with a number of children aged eight to ten years-old and interviewed members of staff before attending the Yagoona home.

The teacher was taken to Bankstown Police Station and charged with six counts of common assault.

She was granted conditional bail and is due to face Bankstown Local Court on Wednesday June 20.   

The 57-year-old woman was arrested at a home in Yagoona, in Sydney's south-west, about 6.30pm on Monday (stock image)

The 57-year-old woman was arrested at a home in Yagoona, in Sydney’s south-west, about 6.30pm on Monday (stock image)

 

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