A female football fan was left speechless after a car full of men threatened to rape her as she headed home from an evening NRL match.
Hayley Mabbett, 32, from Brisbane, was walking home from a Broncos game when she inadvertently caught the men threatening her on camera.
In the footage, a frightened Ms Mabbett is seen looking down the road as the car slowed and the men began hurling vile insults at her.
“I hope you go home or I will rape you,” one of the men shouted.
The driver revved the engine and the car took off, leaving Mrs Mabbett visibly shaken.
‘Did you just hear that?’ she said. “That car just said: I’m going to rape you.”
Brisbane woman Hayley Mabbett, 32, was walking home from an NRL game when she inadvertently caught the group of men threatening her on camera.
Mrs. Mabbett said to the ABC It was not the first time she had been harassed in public, but it was the first time she had been caught on camera.
“There are still some men who think behavior like that is okay, but even if it’s a joke, it’s not okay,” he said.
Mabbett said some people victim-shamed her after sharing the video with family and friends.
“There were a few people who contacted me saying, ‘Why were you walking home alone at night?'” she said.
“I understand why women are asked that question, but it’s also frustrating that they can’t do that and feel safe.”
Mrs Mabbett reported the incident to the police a few days later, but now feels uncomfortable using public transport to go to matches alone.
Instead, you’ll pay for an expensive Uber or arrange parking at the stadium.
Daily Mail Australia contacted Queensland Police regarding the incident.
It comes as data from a 2021-22 report on personal safety revealed that one million women do not feel safe using public transport after work.
Additionally, 2.2 million women said they did not feel safe walking alone in their neighborhood after dark, according to the Bureau of Statistics.
A frightened Mrs Mabbett is seen looking down the road as the car slows down and the men begin to insult and threaten her (pictured).
The incident comes as Australia faces a gender-based violence crisis with 28 women killed this year, 27 of them allegedly at the hands of men, according to the Counting Dead Women Australia project.
In the first 114 days of this year, 26 women were allegedly violently murdered, which is equivalent to one every 4.38 days.
The crisis has sparked protests across the country as Australians call for greater funding for frontline services designed to keep women safe.
The Albanian government announced last week an investment of $925 million to expand a financial support plan for women escaping violent relationships.
The program is expected to help 36,700 women a year with a one-time payment of $5,000, of which $3,500 is on a prepaid card and $1,500 in cash.
The plan is an extension of the violence escape payment trial which was first introduced by the Coalition in 2021 and expired in January.
