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Shocking CCTV footage captured the moment a young woman walks into a shop with an axe before launching a violent attack on customers.

The woman, wearing a black vest top and a pair of skimpy hotpants in the CCTV footage steps into the store with the weapon in her hand.

She then appears to walk off into the shop, as two customers wait to be served at the counter.

But minutes later she reappears and starts talking to a man in the queue.

The man briefly engages in conversation with the woman before the attack was launched in Sydney, Australia.

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Evie Amati, 24, has since been charged with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and cause grievous bodily harm to person with intent.

As the first customer, Sharon Hacker, turns to leave the store, the woman is seen raising the axe above her head and brings it down on Benjamin Rimmer's head, causing him to fall to the floor.

She then swings the axe a second time although it is unclear if she made impact with this blow.

Both victims appear to stand up after the incident, as the attacker walks away.

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Police and paramedics were called to the 7-Eleven store in Enmore, Sydney in the early hours of Saturday morning.

It is believed the incident occurred at around 2.20am

A bystander claimed he chased Amati down the road until she began swinging the axe again.

It has been reported by news.com.au that a police dog later found Amati lying in the front yard of a nearby property.

An axe was also found in the area.

Amati was arrested and taken to St Vincent's Hospital for assessment, before being transferred to a cell.

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Ms Hacker and Mr Rimmer were both taken to hospital to be treated for their injuries.

Ms Hacker suffered a skull fracture as a result of the attack while Mr Rimmer's condition was said to be more serious.

Speaking to local media, Ms Hacker said: "She just came with full force and swung and struck the man across the face.

"Then she turned immediately around to me again, with both hands, came through and struck me with the axe in the back of the head. And then I was falling forward, [she] came in again and came down and struck me again."

Amati has been charged with intentionally causing grievous bodily harm and has been remanded in custody until she is due in court later this week.

Reports suggest she asked that she be supplied with the oestrogen booster Progynova, and Spractin, a testosterone suppressor, and commonly taken by people changing gender from male to female.