Megan Sarah Louise Walton
Megan Sarah Louise Walton
On Saturday, February 11th, 2017, Mehpara Khan, a woman of Muslim background wearing her hijab, was with her two friends when she decided to stop to use the public bathroom in Huntly.
Walton then began to insult Khan, cursing her for being Muslim and telling her to leave New Zealand.
She was intoxicated and threw cans of alcohol at Khan, slightly missing her.
She began to assault Khan and threw a punch that was blocked, followed by another punch that was also blocked by her friend.
On Monday Megan was charged with two counts of assault and abuse for the incident.
She pleaded guilty at the Hamilton District Court.
She was remanded on bail.
Her bail conditions include not associating with the victim or witnesses, not to consume or possess alcohol and to report to Huntly police station each day.