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Mum punches and knocks out 50-year-old woman trying to see Peppa Pig at Christmas Parade

The parade was "complete chaos".

A woman has been taken to hospital after being knocked out cold by a mum who punched her whilst trying to see the Peppa Pig float at the Hamleys Christmas Parade.

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The as-yet-unidentified woman is thought to be in her 50s, and collapsed to the ground after another mum punched her whilst trying to see the childrenโ€™s TV character.

Police were called to the Peppa Pig area, and Hamleys were forced to close down that particular zone so that an ambulance could attempt to get through the 800,000-strong crowd to her.

The bust-up is being investigated by police, who have appealed for any witnesses to come forward.

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A Met Police spokesperson said: โ€œPolice were called at 1.06pm on Sunday November 19 to reports of an altercation outside Hamleys on Regent Street.

โ€œA woman, aged in her fifties, was punched before collapsing. She was taken to a central London hospital. Her injuries were non life threatening or life changing.

โ€œNo arrests have been made and enquiries continue. Anyone with any information should call police on 101.โ€

Hamleys have said that the crowds in attendance were completely โ€œunprecented.โ€

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Attendees of the event took to Facebook to complain about the event.

One wrote: โ€œWe were caught in a crowd crush. My children were crying at lack of respect from adults and being shoved and elbowed. Letโ€™s hope there is a investigation into why all this happened โ€“ I heard a women had been assaulted.โ€

Another added: โ€œAs much as I agree there should have been more crowd control it is also up to the โ€˜adultsโ€™ to behave. Everyone just kept pushing.โ€

One other person wrote: โ€œIt was absolute chaos โ€“ there were people falling over, kids were being crushed against fencing.

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โ€œThings began getting heated and parents started pushing and shoving. A fight broke out because people were getting frustrated โ€“ itโ€™s like mob mentality.โ€

This story was originally published on Closer.

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