Fight over toilet paper in Sydney supermarket leads to charges against two women

Panic-buying has taken hold in a number of countries amid the coronavirus outbreak

Two women have been charged after a fight at an Australian supermarket over toilet paper, police said.

Officers were called to a store in Chullora, a Sydney suburb, on Saturday morning following reports of an altercation.

Video of the incident was shared widely online.

Australia has been affected by panic buying of supplies - particularly toilet paper - due to fears over the spread of coronavirus.

New South Wales state police acting inspector Andrew New said: “We just ask that people don't panic like this when they go out shopping.

“There is no need for it. It's not the Thunderdome, it's not Mad Max, we don't need to do that.”

Two women from the Bankstown area of the city have been issued court attendance notices for affray and are due before Sydney's Bankstown Local Court on 28 April.

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