Woman charged over racist abuse of Mariam Veiszadeh

A 22-year-old Queensland woman has faced court accused of delivering a torrent of racist abuse online against human rights activist Mariam Veiszadeh.

Jay-Leighsa Bauman arrives at Ipswich Magistrates Court

Jay-Leighsa Bauman arrives at Ipswich Magistrates Court in March (SBS/Stefan Armbruster) Source: SBS

A 22-year-old Queensland woman has faced court accused of delivering a torrent of racist abuse online against human rights activist Mariam Veiszadeh.

Jay-Leighsa Bauman appeared in Ipswich Magistrates Court today charged with using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence.

She has yet to enter a plea to the charge.
Accused racist ranter Jay-Leighsa Bauman (left), leaves the Ipswich Magistrates Court in Queensland, Wednesday, March 11, 2015 (AAP)
Accused racist ranter Jay-Leighsa Bauman (left), leaves the Ipswich Magistrates Court in Queensland, Wednesday, March 11, 2015 (AAP) Source: SBS
Ms Bauman allegedly sent a barrage of abuse to Ms Veiszadeh, 30, via Facebook calling her a “whore”, a “rag-head” and demanded she return to her own "sand dune country."

Ms Veiszadeh, a Canberra-based lawyer, became the target of online hate campaign last year, after she rallied against a Woolworths supermarket in Cairns selling a singlet with the Australian flag and the slogan, "Love it or leave".

An anti-Islam group, the Australian Defence League, re-posted her comments to their 5,000 followers on Facebook leading to racist taunts and death threats against Ms Veiszadeh. 

Ms Bauman is due to reappear in court on March 17. 


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By Lydia Feng
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