A woman has been fined $660 and sentenced to a community corrections order after engaging in an "unjustifiable and inexcusable" brawl at a Mudgee supermarket in February.
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In documents tendered to the court, police said Alexandra Knihinicki of Margaret Street, Kandos was shopping with her partner at Coles Mudgee on the evening of February 12 this year when the pair saw the victim in the same aisle.
An exchange of words took place before the victim, Knihinicki's former friend, left the scene, only to cross paths with the 21-year-old and her partner at the cash registers.
The victim's mother made a comment that fuelled an argument between the group, resulting in the victim punching Knihinicki.
Knihinicki pursued the victim, grabbing her and throwing her to the ground in front of a large number of bystanders, before punching her several times in the head.
The victim soon freed herself from Knihinicki and left the scene after exchanging another bout of comments.
The victim suffered several head and facial abrasions, and swelling in the form of lumps on her head and scalp.
Knihinicki was arrested and charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and behaving in an offensive manner, to which she pleaded guilty.
During sentencing in Mudgee Local Court on March 23, Magistrate Greg Grogin suggested Knihinicki "grow up" and deal with conflicts in "mature ways".
"Have we stooped so low that we have to see two women brawling at Coles while we shop? We haven't stooped that low," Mr Grogin declared.
"Your behaviour at Coles is absolutely unjustifiable and inexcusable. For you to retaliate in such a way at a public shop has gone past justifiable.
"I don't think the community would accept that behaviour."
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