Scotland Yard confirmed it is evaluating video evidence as part of its ongoing investigation into the violent clash
POLICE are investigating a brutal brawl between transgender activists and a radical feminist faction in Hyde Park, which left a 60-year-old woman 'shaken' after she was bashed to the floor.
Fists were flying in Speakers' Corner, London, when the Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminists (TERFs) and their enemies Trans Activists clashed in the bust-up at 7pm on Wednesday.
Footage taken before the police arrived shows activists charging at each other, throwing punches and smashing cameras on the concrete.
Mother-of-two Maria MacLachlan, a member of TERF who describes herself as a 'gender critical feminist', was hit to the floor when things turned violent.
She had joined around 50 TERF members who came together for a talk entitled What is Gender? The Gender Recognition Act and Beyond.
The group, who advocate women-only spaces and oppose some campaigning by transgender women, had originally scheduled to meet at a community centre in New Cross, South-East London, but changed the location last-minute after warnings of a protest from Trans Activists.
Sisters Uncut, an LGBTQ+ Society from Goldsmiths University, and Action For Trans Health London were among the groups who threatened to protest the talk.
Speaking to , Ms MacLachlan, 60, said: "I was chatting to one of the speakers, Miranda Yardley, and people started to come who looked different to the rest of us. There was quite a generation thing.
"These studenty-looking types were turning up and some arguments started to take place but I kept well out of it."
Ms Yardley was speaking alongside Dr Julia Long, a self described 'lesbian feminist activist'.
The shaken 60-year-old continued: "Julia said she was going to sing a song she had written. She took a megaphone and as soon as she put it to her lips, these kids started shouting, 'When the TERFs attack, we fight back'.
"I thought, 'I can film this, it will be interesting.' They were getting louder and louder. Then suddenly someone tried to grab my camera.
"It was scary. Someone kept trying to get my camera. I think it was a girl, but I couldn't tell because they had a hoodie over their eyes."
As things escalated, Ms MacLachlan's Lumix camera was smashed and the memory card stolen. She fell to the floor an suffered a bruise on her face, grazed knees and red marks on her neck.
She added: "I didn't go to hospital but it has really shaken me up," according to the Mail Online.
Three police cars rushed to the scene after receiving 999 calls from members of the feminist group.
Goldsmiths University said in a statement: ";Goldsmiths prides itself on its diverse and inclusive community. We uphold the right to peaceful protest but cannot condone violence."
A statement from Action for Trans Health read: "We condemn violence against women in all forms. We're proud that many self-originating activists, allies and supporters stood against hatred, misogyny and intimidation."
A Scotland Yard spokesman confirmed video evidence is being used as part of their ongoing investigating.
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