The mother of an NRL star has been slammed for “unforgivable behaviour” after she assaulted a driver who accidentally cut her off in McDonald’s.
While her son is set to make his State of Origin debut, his mother Uiatu “Joan” Taufua faced Southport Magistrates Court today charged with assault occasioning bodily harm.
Assault victim Keith Tyler leaves the magistrates court in Southport today. Picture: AAP Image/Dan PeledThe court was told the mother of 10 went to McDonald’s on July 25 last year when truck driver Keith Tyler accidentally cut her off.Security footage played to the court showed the trio confront Mr Tyler through the driver’s side window.
Defence lawyer Lisa Searing said Taufua had 10 children, aged 4 to 21, including a quadriplegic son, and her husband was on a disability pension.Ms Searing said Taufua reacted “emotionally” to being cut off because her son became a quadriplegic as a result of a car accident.“She reacted differently to how the average person might react,” Ms Searing said.
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