Where were his protection officers? Massive security breach as smug beanie-wearing protester wanders up to PM Scott Morrison and EGGS him – despite walking in holding a pack of eggs
- A young woman has hit Scott Morrison in the back of the head with an egg
- She was able to throw the egg, which did not crack, before she was stopped
- As she walked out of the event, she was seen proudly holding a 6-pack of eggs
- Morrison has an extensive police detail including personal bodyguards
- The woman walked into a police station after but wasn’t immediately arrested
- Do you know the woman? Email charlie.moore@mailonline.com
Scott Morrison’s security team has suffered a massive breach after a protester was allowed to wander up to the Prime Minister and egg him.
The PM is given 24-hour security by a highly-trained team of armed and undercover police officers, but they did not appear to see the attack coming.
Mr Morrison, who was attending an election campaign event in Albury, in southern New South Wales, when he was attacked, is guarded by an elite team of close personal protection officers from the Australian Federal Police.
CPP officers are highly trained, and the AFP website says they: ‘must be ready to react quickly and possess the ability to swiftly evaluate a situation, use their finely honed negotiating skills or emergency driving expertise at any given moment’.
The officers are understood to work 16-hour days, four or five days a week. AFP says they are ‘fit, well groomed, discreet and professional’.
The 25-year-old woman, who walked in holding a pack of half a dozen eggs, was escorted from the venue but was not immediately arrested.
Footage from the incident at the Country Women’s Association in Albury shows the woman wearing a beanie and wielding a six-pack of eggs.
She is seen standing behind Mr Morrison, as an older, white-haired man stands still next to her.
It is not until she throws the egg at the back of the PM’s head that she is grabbed and removed from the event.
A spokeswoman for NSW Police told Daily Mail Australia the 25-year-old woman had been taken into custody following the incident.
‘Officers from the Murray River police district placed the woman under arrest after she allegedly threw an egg at the PM during a CWA event at Albury entertainment centre,’ she said.
‘The egg appears to have struck the Prime Minister on the head. The PM’s security team quickly restrained the woman.
‘In the act of detaining her, another woman in attendance was knocked over.
‘No injuries have been reported and inquiries continue.’
An older woman at the function was knocked to the ground as the alleged attacker was quickly ushered away by security.
Outside the venue, the 25-year-old told reporters she didn’t mean to knock the other woman down.
Mr Morrison helped the visibly upset victim to her feet.
It’s understood the young woman was protesting the coalition government’s asylum seeker policy.
Mr Morrison was mingling with and talking to a group of older women when an egg was thrown from behind him and seemed to skim his head
This is the young woman who threw the egg at the Prime Minister in Albury on Tuesday
As the woman, who is yet to be charged, left, she ignored questions from reporters but apologised for the woman falling over.
‘No that was not my intention. I am sorry for that,’ she said.
The young woman was protesting the government’s asylum seeker policy of offshore detention.
She told reporters that her action ‘speaks for itself.’
‘Have you seen his video to Manus Island?,’ she asked.
When reporters questioned her further, she said she had to go to work and she had no comment.
She denied her protest was an act of aggression.
‘It was the most harmless thing you can do,’ she said.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted the Australian Federal Police and NSW Police for comment.