Wild moment middle-aged woman steps in to break up a vicious fight between two young men that erupted outside a scented candle shop

Published: 12:33, 22 June 2026 | Updated: 12:33, 22 June 2026 Shoppers were left stunned after a violent fight broke out at a packed shopping centre in Sydney's south, before a woman stepped in to scald the young men and break up the brawl. Footage filmed by shopper Denize Ana shows a man in a black singlet involved in a fist fight with another man in a grey top outside Dusk at Miranda Westfield, as the woman yelled at the pair to 'stop'.  The man in black then shrugged off the other man and walked towards Everyday Kitchen before he appeared to be coward punched from behind, slumping against the wall between the two stores. His friend then attacked the puncher as a third man joined in, while another female bystander ordered the three to 'Take it outside and f*** off'.  Onlookers could also be seen trying to avoid the confrontation at one of the centre's busiest walkways. Police told Daily Mail officers attached Sutherland Shire Police Area Command were called to a shopping centre on Kingsway, Miranda, following reports of an assault at about 5.30pm on June 20.  '[They] were told two men were fighting in the shopping centre before the security guard stopped them and they both left the scene before police arrived,' they said. The heroic no-nonsense shopper scalded the two men for their immature behaviour Shoppers were then left stunned after one man was coward punched as he tried to walk away from the fight at a Westfield in Sydney's south Footage filmed by shopper Denize Ana shows a man in a black singlet involved in a fist fight with another man in a grey top outside Dusk at Miranda Westfield According to the Sutherland Shire News and Alerts Instagram page, 'witnesses reported a 'rush of movement' as a small crowd formed around the incident. Some shoppers quickly moving their children away while others pulled out their phones to record what was happening. Security guards responded quickly and the altercation was over within minutes. Many called out the fighters out for brawling in public.  'Embarrassing as f***,' one said. 'What absolute losers,' a second said.  'How embarrassing are these children,' a third said.  Some also called out the man in the grey top for landing a coward punch.  'That was a dog shot at the end, defend yourself at all times,' one said.  'Only dogs hit someone from behind,' a second said. 'What a sucker punch,' a third added. No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.