The moment a woman is slapped across the face in a bubble tea store. Photo / Supplied
The moment a woman is slapped across the face in a bubble tea store. Photo / Supplied
The owners of an Adelaide bubble tea store where a brawl erupted after a female worker was slapped across the face and kicked in the stomach have broken their silence to say a man charged over the incident was not an employee.
A note taped to Fun Tea's window onWednesday stated a man who has been charged with assaulting the young woman was a customer and not otherwise related to the store.
The note also said the dispute was not about the employee's rates or pay, but rather arose from a prior argument between the woman and the male customer.
"During the incident, one of our four female employees was allegedly struck by a customer," the statement read.
"The incident arose following a previous verbal argument which the female employee had with the customer.
The footage shows a separate man, dressed in a black T-shirt, then walking up to the duo and exchanging a few words before slapping the woman across the face.
