Tammin Lange, Eloise Peacock plead guilty to bashing young girl at Tewantin
A romantic interest has led to a trio luring a girl to a Noosa Shire park and bashing her, saying that’s what she gets for kissing a boy one of them liked.
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Two young girls have escaped a conviction for their roles in a feral attack on a teenage girl over a teenage crush.
Maroochydore District Court heard a love interest acted as the catalyst for the violent bashing at the hands of Tammin Lange, 19, Eloise Starr Peacock, 20 and a female juvenile.
The pair pleaded guilty to assault in company, wilful damage and stealing in court on Monday.
Crown prosecutor Nicola Hamilton said Lange became upset when she discovered the victim was romantically involved with a boy she liked.
Ms Hamilton said Lange contacted Peacock and the juvenile and hatched a plan to find the underage girl and bash her.
The court heard the trio found the victim in Tewantin last year and escorted her to a nearby park.
On the way to the park Peacock made a kicking motion at the victim and said “I’m going to pump you”.
Once in the park the juvenile initiated the attack and punched the victim in the face multiple times. The juvenile pulled the victim by her hair which forced her to the ground. Lange recorded several seconds of the assault on her mobile phone.
She got up, however, the court heard Peacock joined the assault by pulling the girl to the ground. The juvenile and Peacock then kicked her to the ribs.
Lange did not join the assault and she eventually told the pair to stop beating up the victim.
They rummaged through the victim's bag before the juvenile stomped on a pair of her Apple AirPods. They then stole the young girl’s vape, phone charger, pocket knife and some coins.
“That’s what you get for kissing (boy’s name),” the group told the victim as they left.
Ms Hamilton said the victim suffered swelling and cuts to her nose, along with bruising to her eyes, and swelling and grazing to her lip and cheek. She also suffered bruises to other parts of her body.
The prosecutor said it was a vicious and prolonged attack where the victim was clearly outnumbered.
Ms Hamilton however said the juvenile was the instigator and primary offender.
Defence barrister Mark Dixon said Lange was freshly 18 when the bashing occurred, and moved to Caboolture following being charged.
Mr Dixon said she left the Sunshine Coast to get away from a friend group who were leading her down a “bad path”.
The court heard Lange took active steps in her life to start again and was now working at a local sports club. She wanted to “make a go of it” and took steps in the right direction to do this.
Defence barrister Lily Brisick, acting for Peacock, said her client was not friends with the victim and was instructed the 20-year-old felt “stupid” for coming along that day.
Ms Brisick said Peacock accepted responsibility for her actions, and engaged a psychologist since being charged while also abstaining from drugs.
She said the 20-year-old had a childhood marred by violence, but showed good prospects of rehabilitation.
Judge Michael Byrne said the young victim was clearly fearful as she messaged a friend saying she was going to get bashed by the group.
He, however, opted to give the 19- and 20-year-old a second chance, and sentenced both to an 18-month probation order and 70 hours’ community service.
No convictions were recorded for either girls.
Peacock must also pay $200 compensation for the AirPods.
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