Assault charges, Manly

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Police have charged a woman following an assault at Manly on 21 February.

It will be alleged around 8pm, a group of people were at Bayside Park when an altercation occurred involving a woman and members of the group.

The woman allegedly approached the group, verbally harassed them and attempted to remove religious clothing from some members of the group.

It will be further alleged the woman left the area before returning a short time later, when further verbal harassment is alleged to have occurred.

On 22 September, officers from the Counter Terrorism Investigation Group executed a search warrant at a Manly address.

A 66-year-old Lakeland woman was subsequently charged with one count of common assault with a serious vilification or hate crime circumstance of aggravation.

She is due to appear at Wynnum Magistrates Court on 26 October.

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