A DISPUTE over a disabled parking bay led to a verbal altercation and then a physical assault outside Lakeview shopping centre, Patterson Lakes, Saturday afternoon.
A Patterson Lakes woman with a permanent disability told police she had been unable to find a free disabled parking space at the centre, 2.50pm, 15 October, forcing her to drive around longer than expected.
The woman, 58, saw a free space and parked, but noticed a car without a disabled sticker in the next bay.
She had a verbal altercation with the female passenger whom she alleges threw a drink at her. The driver of the offending car returned and all three continued arguing.
The woman said the passenger then grabbed the sunglasses off her face, causing her to stumble backwards, further injuring her knee.
The two women, described as African/Sudanese, then drove away.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 19 October 2016