When woman stubs lit ciggy in scribe’s face

In a bizarre incident, a 23-year- old woman in Australia stubbed a cigarette in a journalist’s face outside a court where she had gone to hear murder charges against her friend.

Media were attempting to interview supporters of alleged murderer <g data-gr-id="19">Stevee</g> Jane Kennedy when the young woman supporter allegedly lit a cigarette, blew smoke into their faces and then stubbed out the cigarette on reporter Alex Bernhardt’s face. “Just had a woman stub her lit cigarette into my face at Caboolture Court... Charming,” Bernhardt tweeted.

Nine News Brisbane reporter Bernhardt decided not to press charges after the incident but police were still able to slap a public nuisance charge against the woman who will appear in court on July 23.

“Without her complaint, the best we can do is <g data-gr-id="20">public</g> nuisance,” a police spokeswoman was quoted as saying by the Brisbane Times. She said Bernhardt could still make a police complaint up until the woman faced the Caboolture Magistrates Court on July 23.

A supporter of murder accused <g data-gr-id="23">Stevee</g> Jane Kennedy, 22, the woman left the Caboolture Magistrates Court yesterday morning, pushing a pram down the ramp to the left of the entrance with a cigarette in her hand. When a media scrum formed around her, video footage showed the woman grab one journalist’s phone before allegedly <g data-gr-id="24">stubbing</g> her cigarette into Bernhardt’s face.

Seven News cameras captured the moment the woman pushed a cigarette into the face of the journalist.