Mother, 41, 'slaps another parent' in an argument over a smashed sandcastle in the playground of an affluent primary school
- A boy destroyed another child's sandcastle at Dalkeith Primary School in Perth
- Builder's mother told him off but his mother came over and swore at her
- A third mother got between them and was allegedly slapped by the boy's mother
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A mother has been charged with assault after an argument over a sandcastle turned violent in the playground of an affluent primary school.
The scrap erupted at Dalkeith Primary School in Perth's upmarket western suburbs as parents were picking up their children about 4pm on March 14.
A young boy smashed another child's sandcastle, leading to the aspiring builder's mother giving the destroyer a stern telling off.
The scrap erupted near the playground of Dalkeith Primary School (pictured) in Perth's upmarket western suburbs as parents were picking up their children
This invoked the wrath of the second boy's mother who swore at her and prompted a third mother to intervene before the situation got out of hand.
'It will be alleged the victim, a woman in her 30s, saw this and positioned herself in between the two,' WA Police said.
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'The victim looked away and the woman allegedly struck her on the neck.'
Police were called and a 41-year-old woman, allegedly the mother of the boy who destroyed the sandcastle, was charged with common assault.
The school operates as an independent public primary and was founded in 1938
Dalkeith is among the 20 richest suburbs in Australia with a median annual household income of almost $200,000 - three times the national figure.
The school operates as an independent public primary and was founded in 1938.
The mother was given a summons to face Perth Magistrate's Court on May 24.
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