Tesla owner's outrage after built-in security camera captures stranger keying her car: 'Completely shocked'

Published: 04:43, 11 August 2026 | Updated: 04:57, 11 August 2026 A Tesla owner has shared footage of the outrageous moment a stranger keyed her car.  Lindsey Hay, 49, returned from a Gold Coast event to her black Tesla at Petrie Station, north Brisbane, on Saturday night.  The clinical psychotherapist told Daily Mail she later discovered a scratch on both the passenger side door and front bumper. 'I noticed the damage accidentally the following day when I looked at footage from my built-in camera,' she said. 'The front bumper is grazed and will need fixing and there are scratches on the front passenger door. 'The paint has been damaged, but it hasn't gone back to the metal.' Footage from the vehicle's built-in cameras showed a woman walking towards her car before backtracking and making a beeline for Ms Hay's passenger door.  The woman could then be seen taking out her car keys and appeared to drag them along the passenger-side door.  Footage from the vehicle's built-in cameras showed a woman walking towards the Tesla before backtracking and making a beeline for Ms Hay's passenger door Lindsey Hay, 49, returned from a Gold Coast event to her black Tesla at Petrie Station, north Brisbane , on Saturday night Many Aussies were appalled with the woman's actions  'I was completely shocked by her actions,' Ms Hay said.  'I had not encountered her previously as she was already parked when I pulled in.'  Ms Hay said she had filed a police report and demanded an apology from the woman.  Many Aussies were appalled with the woman's actions after watching the video shared to Facebook.  'Imagine if this is your mum or grandmother. Feral,' one said.  'What sort of a miserable attitude causes her to do something like that? Hope she gets caught and is made to pay,' a second said.  'You have enough evidence to identify that older woman - she will be paying for it,' a third said.