Shopper says she was punched after telling mom to quiet son

COLMA, Calif. -- A shopper at a Northern California clothing store said she was punched in the face after telling a mother to quiet down her child, who was throwing a tantrum.

Natalie Bree Hajek-Richardson told CBS SF Bay Area that she was in the checkout line of the Nordstrom Rack in Colma, Calif., when a child between the age of 4 and 6 began throwing a loud tantrum.

"It didn't bother me that the child was throwing the tantrum, but the volume was very loud, it was hurting my ears," Hajek-Richardson said.

Hajek-Richardson said she nicely asked the child's mother to quiet the child down, and was met with hostility.

"She came to the side of me and told me not to tell her child what to do. And I told her that I didn't ask your child what to do, I asked you very nicely to calm down your child just a little bit," Hajek-Richardson said.

Hajek-Richardson said she then returned the harsh words.

"I told her to go to hell and she told me I'll see you there," she said.

When Hajek-Richardson left the store, she said the mom followed her to her car.

Video shows a woman in a red shirt walking toward Hajek-Richardson, before both women fall to the asphalt. Hajek-Richardson said she was punched twice in the face.

Police told CBS SF Bay Area they were reviewing the surveillance video.