Australian police charge two Sydney women over toilet paper feud

Empty shelves left after customers stocked up on toilet paper amid coronavirus fears are seen in a grocery store in Sydney, Australia on March 6. - REUTERS/Jaimi Joy

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian state police on Sunday charged two Sydney women involved in a violent brawl over toilet rolls as major grocers in the country restrict supplies to one pack per person amid panic buying by residents.

New South Wales police said two women, aged 23 and 60, were issued court attendance notices for affray "following an altercation at a supermarket". They are due to appear at a local court on April 28.