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Major Update After Alleged Cafe Assault
Police say the 52-year-old was arrested at Dandenong railway station after CCTV showed plates struck from the worker’s hands into her face.
- On Saturday morning, a 52-year-old Footscray woman was arrested at Dandenong Railway Station, nearly a month after she allegedly assaulted 19-year-old cafe worker Anais Poupon on Anzac Day, and was charged with recklessly causing injury.
- Poupon, a French national on a working holiday visa, was serving customers at La Vallee Cafe in Essendon on April 25 when the older woman allegedly struck a plate into her face, then smashed it to the ground, according to CCTV footage.
- La Vallee Cafe management posted the shocking CCTV footage on Instagram, saying they were shocked at "the abhorrent behaviour," while Poupon said "I saw my teeth broke and a lot of blood and I thought at first I could lose my teeth."
- The woman faced Melbourne Magistrates Court on Sunday and was bailed to reappear at Broadmeadows Magistrates Court on August 17 to face the recklessly causing injury charge.
- Poupon's mother in France expressed fear about the incident but said she "cant do anything in France," while friends said the traumatised worker is considering leaving Australia, citing dental bills and lasting scars.
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