Tewantin, Sunshine Coast: Teenage girl allegedly tortured for four hours gets a bodyguard
A 13-year-old girl who was allegedly tortured for four hours by three teenagers is guarded 24 hours a day by her older brother.
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was allegedly lured to a mock party at a Housing Commission residence in Tewantin, west of Noosa on the Sunshine Coast, on March 11 by three girls she recently befriended was hit.
Once she arrived, the accused attackers – who are aged 12, 13 and 14 – allegedly stripped her half naked and filmed her being tied, burned and pounded. She allegedly broke bottles over her face and threw knives at her.
The footage, which was uploaded to social media, also allegedly showed the teen begging for mercy.
The alleged victim was hospitalized for a week with severe facial swelling, a broken wrist, a stab wound to her knee and black eyes.
Her mother set up a fundraiser to help pay for the teen’s trauma therapy and uploaded a photo of her daughter sleeping in a hospital bed.
Her swollen face was purple with bruises and her right arm was in a cast.
In an update last week, the mother explained that her family was terrified for the schoolgirl’s safety in the weeks following the alleged torture – to the point where her 20-year-old brother became her bodyguard.
The alleged torture victim, 13, is pictured recovering in hospital after her alleged four-hour ordeal
The home (pictured) on the Sunshine Coast was destroyed in the arson attack last week
“As her mother it was very difficult to get to sleep as I was still fighting and fleeing, couldn’t relax and every noise I had heard made me jump up to check the house and garden,” wrote the mother.
‘[My daughter] was guarded 24 hours a day by her 20 year old brother, who has not left our side since this incident and has been my rock – you can expect something like that from your own child, but he is a generous, protective child – warm-hearted soul .’
The family lived in an Airbnb because they were terrified someone would find them and punish the schoolgirl for talking about her alleged ordeal.
In her update on Thursday, the mother explained that the teen still has trouble sleeping and often wakes up with headaches, but her wounds are healing and she is receiving support for her trauma.
On Wednesday, the family went to her favorite sushi shop, bought her a new pair of Peter Alexander pajamas, and helped her relax with a warm bath with candles.
‘[She] has been inundated through social media with so many people offering her well wishes and friendship, it has really helped her and she definitely feels the love and support from all of you,” said the mother.
“She wants to thank you all and get back to you, but that’s just not possible.”
The three alleged perpetrators filmed part of the alleged attack and have been charged by Queensland Police (photo, images shared online after the incident)
Police suspect that the attackers showered the girl after the torture session, before letting her daughter clean up her own blood.
The three girls then allegedly threatened to kill the girl’s family, including her three-year-old brother, if she told anyone about her alleged ordeal.
Queensland Police filed charges against the three girls allegedly involved in the incident on March 13.
Last week, the Housing Commission premises where she was allegedly tortured was set on fire by a vigilante. No one was injured.
Detective Senior Sergeant Craig Mansfield said the family had vacated the property before the fire, noting that its destruction means the housing department is “short of a house that other people in need could have gone to.”
“We could have provided some shelter to people who really need it,” he said.
Supt Mansfield said police are investigating online to see if anyone has posted videos of the blaze.
“Our electronic team, our Brisbane digital evidence team, is also combing through social media and such… to find out if there are any videos or social media posts about the incident,” he said.
A 13-year-old girl (pictured after the attack) was allegedly tortured by three girls aged 12 to 14 at a home on the Sunshine Coast on Saturday, March 11.
The officer said he had never seen an incident like this fire here on the Sunshine Coast before.
The blaze followed just days after the house was boarded up after being looted and vandalized with graffiti messages including ‘JUSTICE 4 [the girl]’.
The eldest child, 14, was remanded in custody pending an appearance at Maroochydore Children’s Court later in April.
She was charged with four counts of assault resulting in bodily harm, assault resulting in bodily harm in company, deprivation of liberty, entering a home and committing a felony, using personal force during armed robbery in company, entering a buildings and committing a crime and willful damage. .
The two younger girls have been released on bail and will return to Maroochydore Children’s Court later this month.
The 13-year-old was charged with assault resulting in bodily harm, assault with bodily harm in company, deprivation of liberty, armed robbery in company with personal violence, entering a home and committing a criminal offence, ordinary assault and unauthorized handling of stores. goods.
The 12-year-old was charged with assault resulting in bodily harm, assault resulting in bodily harm in company, deprivation of liberty, armed robbery in company with personal violence, entering a home and committing a criminal offense and unauthorized handling of retail items.