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flag A woman was sentenced to a 12-month community order for punching another outside a NSW school after a verbal clash.

flag A 35-year-old woman, Karen Maree Lee Smith, was convicted of assault occasioning actual bodily harm for punching another woman outside a Bathurst primary school on September 18, 2025, after a verbal dispute began when the victim made a disparaging comment. flag Smith, who had been nearby, approached the victim, struck her multiple times, causing a cut lip, and grabbed her hair before fleeing. flag Police arrested her later that day. flag In February 2026, Magistrate Gemma Slack-Smith sentenced her to a 12-month Community Correction Order, calling her response “appalling” despite acknowledging the victim’s provocation and Smith’s lack of prior criminal history beyond a 2010 driving offense. flag Smith’s solicitor said the incident was out of character and cited her relocation to North Queensland and expenses to return for sentencing.

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