Melbourne woman charged over two alleged Islamophobic attacks at shopping centre

<p>Charges laid after two Muslim women were allegedly attacked at an Epping shopping centre on Thursday</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/feb/19/australia-news-live-nsw-music-festival-pill-testing-trial-oscar-jenkins-russian-captivity-video-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></li><li>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></li></ul><p>A woman will face court charged over allegedly Islamophobic attacks on two women at a shopping centre, as one of the victims says she remains terrified.</p><p>The 31-year-old Pascoe Vale woman is accused of assaulting a pregnant 30-year-old Muslim woman inside an Epping shopping complex in Melbourne’s north on Thursday, before allegedly attacking 26-year-old Ealaf Al-Easawi about 10 minutes later.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed">Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/19/melbourne-woman-charged-over-two-alleged-islamophobic-attacks-at-shopping-centre-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>