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Fears for pregnant mum after sickening attack by a teenage girl saw her slammed to the floor and dragged by her hair in front of her terrified twins – as more footage of the horror bashing emerges
- A 15-year-old girl has been arrested after allegedly attempting to rob a mother
- Mum was taking her two children for a stroll around 12.40pm on Monday
- A teen approached the pregnant mother and pulled her down by her hair
- Police claim she tried to steal the mother’s handbag and charged her for robbery
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There are fears for a pregnant woman who was violently attacked by a teenage girl as she took her two small children for a stroll in their pram.
The 37-year-old mum was walking down a Perth laneway in Smallman Place, Ashfield, at 12.40pm on Monday when a teen on a scooter approached her from behind.
Sickening CCTV footage shows the girl yanking the woman, who is five months pregnant, to the ground by her hair – before pulling her along the concrete away from her children.
The mother had tried desperately to hold onto her pram, which toppled over as she was slammed onto the path, leaving her young twins screaming in terror and kicking their legs in the air.
Police have since expressed fears for the expectant mother’s health after she fell on her stomach during the attack, and urged her to see a doctor immediately.
Footage shows a teenager attempting to steal the 37-year-old mother’s handbag in a vicious daylight attack
Horrified commenters flooded social media with shock and horror over the incident, which unfolded in broad daylight in a Perth suburb
The footage released by WA Police sparked a wave of outrage on social media with many shocked at the violence and others concerned for the welfare of the mother and children.
The twins were left dangling on their backs in their upturned pram while their mother tried to fight off her attacker, who was raining down blows on the mum’s head.
‘I hope they are ok… thank goodness the mother strapped the children in the pram properly… they would’ve been so scared,’ one person said.
‘That poor mother and her toddlers must be traumatised, I hope they’re ok including the unborn baby. It’s absolutely shocking,’ another said.
While the mother suffered a few cuts and bruises in the incident, a spokesperson told 9News Perth they had urged her to see a doctor due to her pregnancy.
Police arrested a 15-year-old girl (pictured) a short time after the alleged attack and have charged her with robbery
Footage shows a teenager approaching the mother from behind and pulling her by her hair down a laneway
One person said the woman’s mental health was also of concern after the vicious attack
Police have arrested a 15-year-old girl alleging she is the teenager in the footage and had been attempting to steal the woman’s handbag.
A clip of her arrest shows her swearing at officers while other household members cry out he background.
The girl was charged with one count of robbery and is set to appear in Geraldton Magistrates Court on September 13.
The mother tried to hold on to her knocked-over pram as the teen tried to steal her handbag
CCTV footage shows a teen girl riding on a scooter before the brutal attack on Monday afternoon
Investigators released the CCTV footage of the attack to help piece together what happened and asked that anyone with relevant information contact contact police.
Video before the attack showed a teenager riding a scooter down the laneway behind another young girl.
Police confirmed a second girl was also arrested as part of the early investigation but was not charged in relation to the attack.
Neighbours told The West Australian they were ‘disgusted’ by the brutal daylight assault, with some other local mothers now too afraid to leave their homes.
‘How does someone of that age have the audacity to do that…an adult with a pram, it’s disgusting,’ one neighbour said.
‘I’ve never witnessed or heard of any violence of that level here.’
Another added: ‘I’m a mother of young boy and I walk that same street, it makes me not want to walk around there anymore.’
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.