A WOMAN and a girl accused of severely beating a transgender woman in an attack recorded on a cell phone inside a Baltimore-area McDonald's last month were indicted on hate crime charges today.

The suspects - Teonna Brown, 18, and a female juvenile whose name has not been released - were also indicted on first- and second-degree assault charges, the office of the Baltimore County State's Attorney said, WBAL-TV reported.

The pair are accused of attacking Chrissy Lee Polis outside the female bathroom at the McDonald's outlet on April 18.

Ms Polis, 22, said her two female attackers forced her to the ground, spit in her face and repeatedly kicked her in the head.

Ms Brown is also accused of attacking a woman to came to Ms Polis' aid, police said today.

The incident drew international media attention after video footage of the attack, filmed by a McDonald's employee on his cell phone, went viral on the internet. The employee who videotaped the attack was later fired.

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Originally published as Women 'filmed attacking transgender'