The mother and grandmother of murdered schoolgirl Tia Sharp have been charged with racially aggravated offences over an incident at a supermarket car park in Wallington.
Natalie Sharp, 33, is charged with racially aggravated common assault, while Christine Bicknell, 49, is accused of a racially aggravated public order offence, police said.
They have been bailed to appear at Croydon Magistrates' Court on August 4.
Christine Bicknell
Police were called to a disturbance at a supermarket car park in Beddington Gardens on April 4 but both suspects had left the scene.
Sharp, of Canterbury Road, Morden, is also charged with common assault over the incident.
Meanwhile, Bicknell, of Torrington Square, Croydon, faces a second public order charge.
Ms Bicknell's former boyfriend Stuart Hazell is serving a life sentence with a minimum of 38 years for 12-year-old Tia's murder.
The youngster's body was found hidden in the loft of her grandmother's home in Croydon in August 2012.
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