Overview
- The clip from Essendon’s La Vallee shows a passerby knocking plates into a waitress’s face in a Friday Anzac Day encounter near 1 pm that chipped her tooth.
- La Vallee posted the footage on Tuesday to seek help identifying the woman, and the video drew millions of views within a day.
- The woman has not been publicly identified and no charges have been announced, with 7NEWS reporting the cafe notified police while Victoria Police told NewsWire they had not been contacted.
- Local support poured in, including a dentist offering free repair work, a steakhouse inviting the worker for a meal, and a jiu-jitsu gym providing a 12‑month self‑defence membership.
- The cafe says the waitress is back at work and, with businesses also checking nearby cameras, its appeal for information remains active.