A woman who joined in an attack on strangers in the street and yelled "that's what you get for being white" has been sentenced to community work.
Kellie-Sierra Ramari Moses was in Drews Ave with friends when one of them began assaulting another person. Moses attacked that person's friend, the Whanganui District Court heard.
Defence lawyer Stephanie Burlace said the complainant's group had been "taunting" Moses' group. Moses didn't initially engage in the fight.
"Then the other person - her cousin, I think it was - had been, unsurprisingly, arrested by police," she said. While the cousin was lying handcuffed on the ground and the police officer's back was turned, Moses' victim kicked him in the head.
"That's when she jumped in and took matters into her own hands."
Following the assault, Moses turned her attention to the first victim and began yelling "that's what you get for being white," repeatedly, police prosecutor Sergeant Rachel Willemsen said.
Ms Burlace said her client denied saying the words.
Moses struggled while police arrested her and prompted three friends to try and intervene.
Ms Willemsen said the attack was "completely random".
Moses, 28, is a student and has four children aged between nine months and eight years. She pleaded guilty to common assault and disorderly behaviour.
"The court doesn't put up with street violence at this level," Judge David Cameron told her, calling the offending "totally unacceptable".
He sentenced her to 140 hours of community work.