Woman hit during altercation over mask mandate in Perth

A woman was left with chipped teeth and a concussion after a disagreement in a Perth nail salon over COVID-19 mandates.

Jill Sheehan was allegedly attacked after asking the woman next to her to wear a mask at the salon in Wanneroo Shopping Centre on Sunday.

Masks are still mandatory indoors in Western Australia.

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"I asked her if she'd put her mask on, and she said 'who are you?'" Ms Sheehan told 9News.

"'I'll spit on you', she said. I said you spit on me and I'll do you for assault.

"And that was it. She just went for me."

The mother-of-two was punched in the face repeatedly.

Salon staff immediately called police, who say as well as the concussion Ms Sheehan suffered bruising, cuts, and chipped teeth.

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Ms Sheehan said it was important to her to confront the woman about not wearing a mask.

"I'm immune compromised and I've got an immune compromised father with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease," she said.

A 19-year-old woman was arrested over the attack and charged with assault occasioning bodily harm.

She is set to face court next month.

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