Police investigate alleged assault of Aboriginal girl, 4, wrongly accused of stealing from Big W

Police are investigating the alleged assault and calling for witnessesGumbaynggirr man Michael Donovan said he took his daughters to the local Big W to buy them a treat after they had done well in school, on Wednesday this week.

"Anyone who may have witnessed the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000," an SA Police spokesperson said.Adnyamathanha elder and Port Augusta local Vince Coulthard said Aboriginal people are frequently the target of racial profiling in shopping centres. "We can walk around in new clothing, you know, just like anyone else, so don't just assume that we stole it, because we don't steal."

We can and are trying and will do better.....

You have to wonder what this country has come to if we’re detaining children and assaulting them in the shops. That’s disgusting

Gatorau She may not have been stealing, but she was still being black in a built up area.

’grabbed her ’ is an assault. Without evidence is ’racial profiling’. When will people learn 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

The race baiting fake news ABC.

Legit 2 days ago, I wore new clothes to the shop I JUST bought them from, totally looked like I stole them, but yes, target a little girl out with her dad 🙄🙄 did the store assistant get the sack?

Even if she had stolen something, she’s a 4 year old girl. It’s kid gloves at 20 paces. What were you thinking BIG W?!

Its always profits before people with Woolworths

Not alleged, 100% assault Horrible racial profiling and a simple apology is not enough for the trauma caused to this innocent child

An apology just doesn’t seem enough for the stress that they caused for that little girl!!

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A 4 yo would not even understand stealing.

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I was a door person at Woolworths and for back checks told to never touch the customer or their bag. I should be shocked that the employee still has their job but I’m not because Big W doesn’t give a damn

Ahh, so the Aboriginals suddenly want the police to help them now? I thought they said all cops were bastards?

Well at least they admit it's wrong to assault a 4 year old 🤦‍♂️ like we needed a reminder... Did they do anything to rectify it?

I’ve worked for Big W. Training is NOT to lay hands on a child no matter what. Even during an evacuation for fire. How could they think this was all white? Oh yeah. There it is.

did the parent put it in childs hand or tell child to take it? this is important info to know as I worked before and seen a grandfather throw batteries under a baby in a pram to steal.

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Nothing new here. White australians hate aboriginals to the core. Racist asf

So what if she did? SHE' FOUR!!!!!

The accusation of ‘theft’ isn’t really relevant, even if a child pockets something, the assistant has no right to assault them.

RobertArnol FOUR years old. Jesus wept.

I was the customer greeter a couple of days back at the store I work at and I saw a little girl try to take some stuff out of the store, her mum noticed and immediately started apologizing, I just laughed it off, she was a child, they’re still learning right from wrong!

The tweet says that police are investigating. Sounds like we’ve already sent the guy to prison for life reading these comments though! Whatever fits the narrative seems to be what we’re pouncing on these days. Stop being dumb.

BigW_Australia DESERVES A BIG FAT FU !!

They start young unfortunately, esp in remote communities 😌😌 auspol AllLivesMatter

If the Big W employee was so smart to know the girl stole clothes then she should have been smart enough to know it was a cotton on hoodie not a Big W one. Racist!

pyrmontvillage aboriginal lives matter

FOUR YEARS OLD. Four.

'Could have handled it more respectfully' Is this a joke If a cs assistant grabbed my 4 year old by her clothing and yanked her back I'd be demanding they be fired and I'd press charges, regardless of whether it was a teen employer or the damn manager. What the hell BIGW?

how do we no if its true? where was the parents, a 4yr old just cant be walking around, sounds a set up to me, i guess we will be getting this stuff just excuse to have a rally.

here we go.🤔

So the ABC jump on the aboriginal when they are victims however the sad homicide in Alice Springs..victims and offender both aboriginal..no mention. Point is that race is race when it suits the ABC

Yes poor kid. But why is the aboriginal part important. She's just a kid.

Port Augusta.

TBF, u only hv to walk into BIGW or Kmart with a pram & you’re instantly profiled a thief. JBHiFi is the worst with a bouncer on the door. I’ve had one force me to lift my BABY to look under her. But to actually grab a 4 year old is outrageous. Zero tolerance to racism.

Fact is shops learn from EXPERIENCE and naturally increase attention to high risk situations. Anger and attention might be better directed to those creating and nurturing that experience for a genuine change to occur.

4 year Olds don't even know what stealing is!

PatsKarvelas I never heard this news report. Can someone explain how this has become an ABC racial issue? Whatever the race of a 4 yo being grabbed by a worker in Big W because she took something is news. Every right-thinking adult/parent should be up-in-arms that this happened.

EconomistAnge See their continuous inciting.

AnthonyCole68 Could have handled it more respectfully? He assaulted a four year old child..and if she was my child I would have assaulted him right back

F*** these cops. They're pigs.

Come on Aussie’s, you gotta see this is not right. Silence is being complacent on the struggles of the very thing that makes you unique. Australian Aboriginals. Found no where else in the world. Turn it up, mate!!

CopsAreTops

We all know what the ABC are trying to do.. the ABC should grow some balls (so to speak) and shine a light on the domestic violence and sexual abuse in some of these communities.. let’s view the whole of the problem and not just cherry pick matters that fit the leftist narrative

Who on gods earth would grab a 4 year old, absolutely gross

So a nothing burger, but because the abc is now trash and anything to get that gotcha Australia is racist moment.

Fuck Big W the racist dawgs. I won't be shopping there any more.

Let's face reality. Who is the true blue?

This sounds like profiteering off the current racial divide being pushed by a very disingenuous media, corrupt politicians & activist group whose careers & livelihoods thrive off racial division - people are catching on though

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My daughter 3 1/2 grabbed a chocolate and went out of the Reject shop. she doesn't know what is stealing. I did explain her every items we grab from shop need to pay at counter. She is getting it slowly. Sorry for this girl..

The ABC is systemically racist.. every day like clockwork..George Floyd is a proven hoax now too you idiots

'Our' ABC pushing the systemic racism narrative hard. No way this is even published 4 weeks ago.

I love the hyperbolic wording.. assault. So a likely teen saw a jumper on the little girl that likely looked like one they sell & stopped them. Could have been handled better, but hardly assault worthy of 'a police investigation'..

Just thinking this morning at shops with a dad (white) chasing his little kid around telling him to put something back, I'm sure all parents have been there. It produced nothing but laughter (as it should!). Not a police presence & heavy handed reaction.

Two faced Big W what about the 2 times I had to advise you police would be involved when you did not send online orders?Shame on you.

Poor baybe 🖤😢💎💎💎

This is only news because TheirABC continues to fuel racial tension. Their coverage of regional shop lifting storiesin the past have been non existent -WOKEUP Australia

Nrg8000 F**k Australia. BlackLivesMatter

So how do they confuse stealing and not stealing..

The age they rape them at in remote settlements.380 men in Ceduna and 218 have faced child sex offences and been let off.A sad fact of truth.

ACAB

This is abominable. And four year olds, no matter their race or socio economic circumstances, cannot form the thought to “steal.”

Yes, ABC stir up hatred . Pathetic .

Fcksake, so what if she did, she's 4.

They start young

Are we surprised? Nah!!! OzDemons

That's never happened to anyone else

Learnt to steal from her dad.

That’s terrible.

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