Teens face court over brutal attack that left woman battered, bleeding outside Brisbane pub

Two teenagers have been sentenced for a ‘violent, unprovoked and unwarranted’ beating.

An unwanted pick up line sparked a brutal attack at a Strathpine pub in which two teenage girls kicked and punched their victim to the ground, leaving her bloodied and bruised.

The Pine Rivers Magistrates Court this week heard the case of Ashleigh Ann Warrell and her cousin Janni Heath Ivey, who attended the Four Mile Creek Hotel with Ivey’s underage girlfriend, who cannot be named for legal reasons, on August 23.

Janni Heath Ivey and Ashleigh Ann Warrell were both charged with public nuisance, and Warrell had the additional charge of assault.

At 3.20am the unnamed female was denied entry to the hotel, prompting one of the male patrons to catcall her from inside the venue, telling her he’d “take her home with him tonight” and he’d like to “hop into her pants”.

Ivey, who had only recently turned 18-years-old, struggled to contain his anger.

According to the police prosecutor, Ivey approached the man in the entry of the hotel and shoulder barged him, sparking an argument between the two.

Janni Heath Ivey, 18, was sentenced to a three month suspended prison sentence for his role in the attack.

In an effort to diffuse the situation, a female patron named Jane Curtis stepped in between the men and the conflict paused for a moment.

Ms Curtis walked away from the scene towards the car park, where she knelt down to rummage through her handbag.

As she was on her knees, the juvenile offender ran up to her and kicked her in the face, causing her to fall backwards onto the ground.

The court heard Ashleigh Ann Warrell acted out of drunkenness when she attacked a young woman at the Strathpine pub.

Warrell, 18-years-old, then joined the juvenile in attacking Curtis, delivering several punches to her head.

The two punched and kicked the victim until she had a black eye, significant bruising and cuts across her face.

The three teenagers were captured on CCTV footage and later identified by police.

Ivey was charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and committing a public nuisance within the vicinity of a licensed premises, but the assault charge was later dropped.

He pleaded guilty to the public nuisance offence.

Ashleigh Ann Warrell and Janni Heath Ivey are cousins.

Warrell was charged with assault occasioning bodily harm while in company and committing a public nuisance in the vicinity of a licensed premises.

She pleaded guilty to both charges.

The court heard the offenders made a “foolish decision, an alcohol-fuelled decision” they both deeply regretted, with their lawyers arguing their age and opportunity for rehabilitation should be considered in sentencing.

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Magistrate Trevor Morgan wasn’t having it.

“Give me a break,” he said.

“(Warrell) participated in a pack attack on a young person who did nothing wrong … It’s a violent, unwarranted unprovoked attack.

Ashleigh Ann Warrell told the court she regretted punching the victim repeatedly in the head and face.

“The only explanation is alcohol and that’s no defence … young people who commit this sort of offence must, one would think, go to jail.”

Both Ivey and Warrell were sentenced to three months imprisonment, immediately suspended for an operational period of 12 months, during which time any sort of offending could see them serve their full sentence.