Images of a bloodied Ashlee Savins have been shared thousands of times

ASHLEE’S boyfriend allegedly punched her and left her dripping with blood. He blamed her for it. WARNING: Graphic images.

WARNING: Graphic images.

A TEENAGE girl who was left battered and bloody after she was allegedly attacked by her boyfriend has had graphic photographs of her injuries shared on Facebook amid claims of inaction from police.

The shocking images show blood dripping off 19-year-old Ashlee Savins’ face, with it smeared from the top of her nose to her throat, and her front tooth chipped.

They were shared online by her flatmate Ellie Sutton who was disgusted by what she says was an initial lack of action by police.

The incident happened at Oxley Park, in the Greater Western Sydney region, early on Saturday morning.

Ms Sutton told news.com.au she heard Ms Savins and her boyfriend, Justin Toro, age 21, arguing before they went outside to Mr Torro’s car.

“Then (Ms Savins) came running back into the house. She was crying and she knocked on my door so I turned the light on and she was covered in blood. She said she had been punched.”

Ms Sutton said the police that arrived that night were supportive and encouraged Ms Savins to make a complaint.

But she said it all changed the next morning when police called to say he had “told a different story ... and it’s his word against her (word) and we can’t take it further”.

It was then that she took to Facebook.

“Police have now told her they are not going to take matters further because he told them she ‘fell on her face’ and ‘it’s her word against his’ and there is insufficient evidence ... and she has a text message from him pleading with her not to tell anyone,” she wrote on Facebook.

“This is NOT acceptable. St Mary’s police station need to step their game up. There is a reason this country has a domestic violence epidemic.”

The confronting images were then shared thousands of times.

Ms Savins provided officers with medical reports, including one from a dentist who said injuries to her teeth were not caused by a fall. However, she said that her case only started to move once police were flooded with complaints by angry members of the public.

The shocking images of Ashlee Savins were shared on Facebook. Picture: Facebook

The 19-year-old alleges she was punched twice. Picture: Facebook

“I called the station and they [the police officer] said ‘Sorry, we can’t press charges without substantial evidence.’ I got very upset,” Ms Savins told Fairfax Media.

She told police of an exchange of private messages on Facebook where her Mr Toro purportedly asked her not to tell anyone what happened.

“The police still said nothing could be done. They said I could submit [the messages] as evidence and they’d look at them but can’t guarantee anything further will be done,” Fairfax reported.

The messages appear to show Mr Toro asking Ms Savins what she was going to do, and if

she was going to “forgive” him.

“Ashlee please don’t tell anyone I can’t get done for this I’ll lose everything,” he sent Ms Savins in a private message on Facebook.

“You have no one to blame but yourself,” Ms Savins replied.

“ok ashlee. do i acept [sic] you feel you didn’t contribute to this in any way? maybe not allowing me to vent [sic],” he responded.

Messages between Ashlee Savins and her boyfriend Justin Toro, obtained by Fairfax. Picture: Supplied

Justin Toro. Picture: Facebook

Ms Sutton has since told the hundreds of people who commented on her Facebook page that police were now taking further action.

“We’ve just spent the last few hours at the police station. Thanks to increased pressure due to this post going viral the police are finally taking this matter more seriously. Hopefully now he will be charged,” she wrote.

Asked how Ms Savins was recovering, Ms Sutton told news.com.au she was physically fine.

“She’s had her tooth repaired and she’s just waiting for the swelling on her nose to go down completely so she can have surgery on it, to fix the break,” she told news.com.au.

The emotional wounds would be harder to heal, she said.

“That might take a little while. It’s hard for her [with some of the reaction] and reading the [online] comments, with some people siding with him and saying, ridiculously, she probably fell — even some people saying she deserved to get hit.”

It is understood that Mr Toro deactivated his Facebook account since the pictures were shared.

A NSW Police spokesman told news.com.au: “Police are investigating the full circumstances surrounding an alleged domestic assault that occurred about 12.45am on Saturday, December 12 at an address in Oxley Park.

“Both parties have been formally interviewed and follow-up inquiries are continuing with the investigation.”

If you are experiencing domestic violence call 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732).

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