Wild footage of parents’ brawl at children’s football emerges, five charged in Fairfield, southwest Sydney
Shocking footage has emerged of parents fighting in front of children at a football tournament, leading to five people being charged
The alleged fight broke out during an under 7s tournament at a park on Reserve St, Smithfield, in Sydney’s southwest, about 11.50am on Saturday.
Disturbing footage shows several people on the ground as two women engage in a physical altercation, with one woman’s hair being pulled to separate them.
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Police separated the group involved with the help of other attendees and club officials.
A man and a woman had minor injuries and were treated by paramedics at the scene, but didn’t need to go to hospital.
Five people were arrested at the scene, including two women and three men.
Two women, aged 31 and 38, and two men, aged 39 and 42, were charged with affray, while a 30-year-old man was charged with offensive conduct.
All five were granted strict conditional bail to appear at Fairfield Local Court on May 21.
Investigations are ongoing, and police are urging anyone with information about the brawl to come forward.
Originally published on 7NEWS
