‘Shut up': Wild moment Aussie family launches tirade at solo female traveller on Bali ferry
A solo female traveller has shared the terrifying moment an Australian woman allegedly punched her in the face after an argument escalated on a ferry in Bali.
The woman, who is believed to be on a solo holiday in Indonesia, was on a Maruti Fast Boat from Penida to Sanur when she was allegedly involved in an abusive altercation with an Australian family.
Taking to Reddit, the woman explained that she was approached by the family who asked if she could switch seats on the ferry.
The traveller turned down the request due to a lack of other available seats on the lower deck, prompting an argument to spark between the traveller and the Australian family.
'Shut up,' the Australian girl said in the footage, walking towards the solo traveller and grabbing the camera.
'She assaulted me,' the traveller said, pointing to the Australian girl.
The Australian girl's mother then accused the traveller of 'initating it', labelling her a 'little b***h'.
When the woman accused the Australian girl of assaulting her again, the mother hit back and said, 'do not blame my f**king kid because you initiated it'.
'You assaulted yourself, you stupid idiot,' the mother added.
'I sat here the whole time,' the traveller replied. '(The girl) came over to this aisle and slapped me.'
The Australian girl then threatened to escalate the situation further.
'Shut up or I'll punch you f**kin' again,' she said.
'I actually didn't touch your face, I grabbed your phone. And look at your video and you can see that,' she later added.
'Talk to the police about that,' the traveller replied. '(My) glasses are on the floor.'
The argument continued between the woman and the Australian family, with the boat operator eventually stepping between them and trying to ease the tension.
As the spat continued, another woman eventually sat down between the feuding tourists.
The female traveller said online the Australian family were eventually told to move to the upstairs deck.
'I told the male member (seemingly the dad) of the family that this needs to be addressed with the police and he said OK,' she wrote.
'But then when alighting the boat they left quickly.'
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