Melbourne mum, art teacher apologises for telling man to ‘go back to China’ in racist tirade

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A Melbourne mum has made a stunning admission after she was caught on camera making racist comments towards a couple in a Bunnings carpark.

A children’s art teacher has apologised for a racist tirade in which she told a driver to “go back to China” at a Bunnings carpark in Melbourne.

Alice Krause confronted the couple in the carpark of a Bunnings in Hawthorn, following a traffic dispute between the motorists shortly beforehand.

While in the carpark, Ms Krause tapped on the window of the couple’s car and yelled to the man, “that’s not how you drive in this country”, “you filthy”, and “go back to China”.

When a bystander stepped in to question her behaviour and say she was “racist”, she replied, “F***ing yes I am.”.

The incident was all caught on camera, with vision soon spreading online and the woman being quickly identified.

Speaking to 7News, Ms Krause said she was not a racist but her words and actions were “extremely threatening and racist”.

“Even the words that I used that came out of my mouth were just foreign. … Tapping on their window, I’ve never done that, ever.”

In a statement issued via her business website, Ms Krause – an immigrant herself – apologised unreservedly to the couple, who have lived in Australia for nearly 30 years, and said her words were cruel and wrong.

“Saying ‘go back to China’ is cruel and degrading. I take full responsibility for saying this,” the Melbourne mum wrote.

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